John Lee Holmes
Military ROLL OF HONOUR384thbombgroup.com
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.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06277831
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740875
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06907387
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795157
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
Places
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. |
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 |
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;
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Additionl information from : MACR 16117 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087859/
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