William Murray Holland Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 28077
Killed on 24th or 25th mission. Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including William, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39082464
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068394
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39381577
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13072415
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12039494 / O-729479
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sharon Belle
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Live Oak County, TX | 5 November 1920 | Son of William Murray Snr and Mabel Claire [Lewis] Holland. |
Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 31 December 1941 | |
Died |
Astwell Castle Farm, UK | 30 November 1943 | Solingen mission in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle'; A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Henry, 30-Nov-43. KIA. |
Texas, USA | |||
Based |
Podington | 30 November 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Gussettville Cemetery, George West, TX | Re-Interred Gussettville Cemetery George West, Live Oak County, TX |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia