Sterling R Holm
MilitaryA bombardier with the 44th BG Sterling Holm had already flown 4 missions before being crewed up with 66th Sqdn's 'Lemon Drop' in December 1943.
After completing 25 missions he was made Sqdn bombardier following which he was posted to Northern Ireland as an instructor before returning to the USA in December 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lemon Drop
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
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Sources
http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp;
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from correspondence files and articles related to the service of Sterling R. Holm