HOLLIS, Norman J
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HOLLIS, Norman J
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| Servicenumber: |
15320641 |
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| Age: |
Not available |
| Born: |
1923, Tennessee |
| Hometown: |
Tuscaraways County, Ohio |
| Family: |
Bessie Hollis (Mother) |
| Rank: |
Staff Sergeant |
| Function: |
Radio Operator |
| Regiment: |
- |
| Battalion: |
- |
| Division – Transport: |
8th Air Force |
| Company – Squadron: |
571st Bomb Squadron |
| Unit – Group: |
390th Bomb Group Heavy |
Plane data:
(Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
Serialnumber: 42-39887
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pickle Dropper IV
Destination: Boulogne, France
MACR: 5480 |
| Date of death: |
5 June 1944 |
| Status: |
MIA |
| Place of death: |
English Channel |
| Spot: |
Not available |
| Awards: |
Air Medal woth Oak Leaf Cluster |
| Gravenumber: |
Tablets of the Missing |
| Cemetery: |
American War Cemetery Ardennes |
| Biography: |
- |
| Other information: |
At 0931 Hours just north of Dieppe, A/C 887 received a burst of flak in left wing. A/C peeled out of farmation under control with either #1 or #2 engine burning. At 0945 hours, aircraft observed burning on water at 5024N-0057E. Eight chutes were reported. |
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Astrid van Erp
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