William Murray Holland Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 28077

Killed on 24th or 25th mission. Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including William, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39082464
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15068394
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39381577
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13072415
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12039494 / O-729479
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sharon Belle
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Live Oak County, TX 5 November 1920 Son of William Murray Snr and Mabel Claire [Lewis] Holland.

Enlisted

San Antonio, TX 31 December 1941

Died

Astwell Castle Farm, UK 30 November 1943 Solingen mission in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle'; A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Henry, 30-Nov-43. KIA.
Texas, USA

Based

Podington 30 November 1943 Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Gussettville Cemetery, George West, TX Re-Interred Gussettville Cemetery George West, Live Oak County, TX

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Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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