John Holoka Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to St Cyr, France in B-24 42-94826 killed in crash Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7550.
Awards: AM(OLC), PH.
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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: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13086743 / O-693305
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 10 January 1940 | |
Died |
Arundel BN18, UK | 22 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to St Cyr, France in B-24 42-94826 killed in crash Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7550. |
Born |
Cresson, PA 16630, USA | ||
Buried |
Wall of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia