John Lee Holmes
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 7577 - 42-3204, ROYAL FLUSH, 384th Bombardment Group. 546th Squadron
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943. Shot down in B-17 #42-3024 'ROYAL FLUSH' on 25 July 1943. Killed in Action (KIA), Missing Air Crew Report #16117.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35356281
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735958
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England | 4 July 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, P J Ward Crew. One combat mission. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bad Oldesloe, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Crashed In Hamburg, Germany Area, 500 Meters S. E. Of Neritz, Near Bad Oldesloe, Germany. MACR 16117 |
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Buried Or Memorial |
St. Louis, MO, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".
Merged with duplicate entry to include information from:
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5899
Additionl information from : MACR 16117 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087859/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…