Robert C Holan
MilitaryOn 31 Dec 44 crashed landed after losing engines on take off in #43-37910. Landed on railroad tracks 1 mile from base, everyone walked away. Flew 29 missions.
Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 23 September 1925 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #43-37910 listed in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
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486th Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self