William C Hollowell

Military

Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 6820/8339



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow? 44-41068.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11063665 / O-802172
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Yankee Rebel
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Birmingham, AL 10 February 1921 Son of Catherine Hollowell.

Enlisted

Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 13 October 1942 Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi

Other

Baled out POW

Plovdiv, Bulgaria 28 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out POW MACR 6820/8339

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Shumen, Bulgaria 28 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Shumen, Bulgaria.

Died

Tarzana, CA 3 August 1997

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA 6 August 1997 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Long Island, NY Long Island, New York with NoK; - wife Mrs Virginia R Hollowell.
Decatur County, GA Entered service from Decatur County, Georgia