Hollis Alfred Foster
Military
Gunner
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
KIA - 12 May 1944
The demise of his a/c was caught in a famous photo
Object Number - UPL 48785 - SSGT Hollis Alfred Foster Gunner 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF KIA - 12 May 1944 The demise of his a/c was caught in a famous photo
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747902
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671710
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wakonda, South Dakota | 19 December 1918 | |
| Britton, South Dakota | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Vacquerie, France | 18 March 1944 | |
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Died |
Beauvoir, France | 12 May 1944 | KIA One plane received a direct hit from flak while in the target area. It burst into flames and crashed a mile west of the target. Two chutes were seen to come out of the plane. Its crew was 1st Lt Robert E. Stockwell, pilot, 2d Lt Albert Jedinak, bombardier-navigator, S/Sgt Hollis A. Foster and S/Sgt Egon W. Rust, gunners. Lt Stockwell had been with the Group almost from the beginning of its existence. SSGT Foster was flying his 25th combat mission |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Plot SECTION 84 SITE 387-391 |
