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Corporal John Raymond Holmes

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
28 Jan 1945 (aged 19)
Netherlands
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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John Raymond Holmes, was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6589 96th Bomb Group crashed between Lith and Oss, Noord-Brabant Holland...

The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed.

Ball Turret Gunner. Lost on mission over Lith, Netherlands, aboard
B-17G-55-DL Flying Fortress #44-6589.

Also killed were:

2nd Lt. Eugene Dasso, Pilot
2nd Lt. Gerald Engle, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. William L McBride, Navigator
Cpl. Anthony Iskrzak, Waist Gunner
Cpl. Irving MacIntosh, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Harold Matz, Radio Operator
Cpl. Earl Slaybaugh, Top Turret Gunner
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Entered the service from Illinois; ASN 36951039.
John Raymond Holmes, was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6589 96th Bomb Group crashed between Lith and Oss, Noord-Brabant Holland...

The aircraft was damaged by Flak and crashed.

Ball Turret Gunner. Lost on mission over Lith, Netherlands, aboard
B-17G-55-DL Flying Fortress #44-6589.

Also killed were:

2nd Lt. Eugene Dasso, Pilot
2nd Lt. Gerald Engle, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. William L McBride, Navigator
Cpl. Anthony Iskrzak, Waist Gunner
Cpl. Irving MacIntosh, Tail Gunner
Cpl. Harold Matz, Radio Operator
Cpl. Earl Slaybaugh, Top Turret Gunner
~
Entered the service from Illinois; ASN 36951039.

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CPL, 337 AAF BOMB SQ, 96 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

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