Drew Franklin Holbrook
MilitaryAssigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. On return spotted melee with 2 x dozen Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in ensuing dogfight. Prisoner of War (POW). 23-Dec-44. MACR 11437.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korea medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and Vietnam rising to rank of Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 373rd Fighter Group 411th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hennepin County, MN, USA | 15 December 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Denver, CO, USA | 11 May 1942 | |
Other Shot down |
Euskirchen, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. On return spotted melee with 2 x dozen Me109's and 4 x Fw190's shot down in ensuing dogfight. POW. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11437. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
San Bernardino, CA, USA | 24 November 2000 | |
San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
Based |
Woodchurch | Assigned to 411FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Little Rock, AR, USA | Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock Pulaski County Arkansas, USA |