Max was the son of Harold Holben and Fannie Fisher.. " He entered the service in July 1942, receiving his training at Scott Field, Illinois and San Bernandino, California. He went overseas in November 1943 and was assigned to the 386th Bomb Squadron (L). 312 Bomb Group. He was a radio operator and last April was awarded the Air Medal for 100 hours of aerial duty under combat conditions. In a letter, Max wrote his mother in July, he said that he needed only two more hours to earn another similar medal, which would mean that at that time he had 198 hours aerial duty under combat conditions.
The message from the War Department was received by Mrs. Holben, September 12, and it was a terrible shock to her. According to the message, Sgt Holben was killed in action on Ryukyu Island, undoubtedly the bomber plane which he was radio operator was shot down by the Japs, who chose to disregard the surrender order of the Japenese Imperial Command, made on August 14."
Max's body was laid to rest at the Allied Command Cemetery on the Island of Okinawa.
(Reading another newspaper account of condolences sent to Max's mother, Fannie, a Chaplain wrote that "Max lost his life when an accident occurred as he was taking off for an important reconnaissance and communication mission on the morning of August 28, 1945, in connection with the first landings in the Tokyo area."
In information found in Wikipedia, "The last Dominator mission of the war was flown by four B-32s on 28 August in a reconnaissance mission to Tokyo. The mission was a disaster although not because of any enemy action. 42-108544 lost an engine on the take off and skidded off the runway. All 13 men aboard perished when the aircraft exploded and burned.)
The message from the War Department was received by Mrs. Holben, September 12, and it was a terrible shock to her. According to the message, Sgt Holben was killed in action on Ryukyu Island, undoubtedly the bomber plane which he was radio operator was shot down by the Japs, who chose to disregard the surrender order of the Japenese Imperial Command, made on August 14."
Max's body was laid to rest at the Allied Command Cemetery on the Island of Okinawa.
(Reading another newspaper account of condolences sent to Max's mother, Fannie, a Chaplain wrote that "Max lost his life when an accident occurred as he was taking off for an important reconnaissance and communication mission on the morning of August 28, 1945, in connection with the first landings in the Tokyo area."
In information found in Wikipedia, "The last Dominator mission of the war was flown by four B-32s on 28 August in a reconnaissance mission to Tokyo. The mission was a disaster although not because of any enemy action. 42-108544 lost an engine on the take off and skidded off the runway. All 13 men aboard perished when the aircraft exploded and burned.)
Max was the son of Harold Holben and Fannie Fisher.. " He entered the service in July 1942, receiving his training at Scott Field, Illinois and San Bernandino, California. He went overseas in November 1943 and was assigned to the 386th Bomb Squadron (L). 312 Bomb Group. He was a radio operator and last April was awarded the Air Medal for 100 hours of aerial duty under combat conditions. In a letter, Max wrote his mother in July, he said that he needed only two more hours to earn another similar medal, which would mean that at that time he had 198 hours aerial duty under combat conditions.
The message from the War Department was received by Mrs. Holben, September 12, and it was a terrible shock to her. According to the message, Sgt Holben was killed in action on Ryukyu Island, undoubtedly the bomber plane which he was radio operator was shot down by the Japs, who chose to disregard the surrender order of the Japenese Imperial Command, made on August 14."
Max's body was laid to rest at the Allied Command Cemetery on the Island of Okinawa.
(Reading another newspaper account of condolences sent to Max's mother, Fannie, a Chaplain wrote that "Max lost his life when an accident occurred as he was taking off for an important reconnaissance and communication mission on the morning of August 28, 1945, in connection with the first landings in the Tokyo area."
In information found in Wikipedia, "The last Dominator mission of the war was flown by four B-32s on 28 August in a reconnaissance mission to Tokyo. The mission was a disaster although not because of any enemy action. 42-108544 lost an engine on the take off and skidded off the runway. All 13 men aboard perished when the aircraft exploded and burned.)
The message from the War Department was received by Mrs. Holben, September 12, and it was a terrible shock to her. According to the message, Sgt Holben was killed in action on Ryukyu Island, undoubtedly the bomber plane which he was radio operator was shot down by the Japs, who chose to disregard the surrender order of the Japenese Imperial Command, made on August 14."
Max's body was laid to rest at the Allied Command Cemetery on the Island of Okinawa.
(Reading another newspaper account of condolences sent to Max's mother, Fannie, a Chaplain wrote that "Max lost his life when an accident occurred as he was taking off for an important reconnaissance and communication mission on the morning of August 28, 1945, in connection with the first landings in the Tokyo area."
In information found in Wikipedia, "The last Dominator mission of the war was flown by four B-32s on 28 August in a reconnaissance mission to Tokyo. The mission was a disaster although not because of any enemy action. 42-108544 lost an engine on the take off and skidded off the runway. All 13 men aboard perished when the aircraft exploded and burned.)
