Robert Blyden Holmes
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIS in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.
Awards: AM (OLC).
Added by arborvitae: 6 May 2023
TSGT Robert Blyden Holmes
Nickname: Bob
RADIO OPERATOR (Waist Gunner in obit)
Service # 19011573
Utah
Age 23
b. February 21, 1920, Helper, Carbon Co., Utah
r. Salt Lake City, Utah
Awards: obit says Flying Medal, AM w/ OLC (confirm)
Notes:
From newspaper articles - Carbon County High School, University of Utah, Basic Training, Stockton Field, California (July 28, 1941), Advanced Training, Stockton Field, Chicago, Illinois.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662226
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Helper, Utah | 21 February 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City Utah | 28 July 1941 | Enlisted Salt Lake City Utah |
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Died |
Brome, Suffolk | 10 November 1943 | Died Brome, Suffolk County, England |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambridgeshire | 11 November 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire |
Revisions
Photo of Robert B. Holmes of Utah
Photo from The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 14 May 1943.
Bio from numerous Ancestry records and newspaper articles.
Obituary and newspaper articles.
Most of these sources are not mentioned in bio. Providing for your own research.
Obituary of Robert B. Holmes,
Helper Journal, Helper, Utah
25 Nov 1943, Thu • Page 2
Robert B. Holmes of Utah
Photo from The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 14 May 1943.
Robert B. Holmes
Air Medal
Thursday, June 24, 1943, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, PAGE 2
Staff SGT Andrew Allison Air Medal
The San Bernardino County Sun
San Bernardino, California · Friday, June 25, 1943, page 7
Indio, Riverside, California
Robert B. Holmes of Utah
Before training.
Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 Jul 1941
Waist Gunner
Robert B. Holmes
Daily Sentinel, Salt Lake City, Utah, 22 Nov 1943 p.
Flying Medal (DFC?) & AM with OLC. Former instructor. 1 1/2 years in Eighth Air Force.
Brother Capt. Eugene Holmes POW in Japanese camp. 24th field artillery with Philippines Scouts.
Technical SGT Robert B. Holmes
Salt Lake Telegram, Salt Lake City, Utah, 7 Dec 1943
Mother: Mrs. Olive Holmes of SLC
Robert B. Holmes
First Utahn in 2nd Draft Wins Award in England
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 14 May 1943, p.
July 28, 1941 enlisted.
Basic training at Scott Field, Illinois. Radioman and flight gunner. University of Utah.
Combat Sup, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia