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Larry Lee HOLMES
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Source : Patootie (Arnaud Gaté) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-671022 (38010573) | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
28 août 1919 Osborne, Osborne County, KANSAS | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW MEXICO | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Fonction | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 January 1941 Santa Fe NEW MEXICO | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 452nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 322nd Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 13 June 1944 |
Source : Dominique Potier | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Tilly-sur-Seulles, Departement du Calvados | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-40-MA - s/n 42-43286
Take-off station 485 Andrews Field, Essex UK - Engines R-2800-43 n°s 42-53198 and 42-53238 Crash observed by S/Sgt James D Ezell Hit in the bomb bay by light flak fire - Burning plane - 07:40 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Fold3 | |||||||
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Larry Lee Holmes was born August 28, 1919 in Osborne, Kansas to George L. and Hazel (Earl) Holmes. Prior to entering the service, Holmes was employed by International Boundary Commission in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In January 1941, Holmes was inducted into the United States Army Air Forces from Fremont County, Colorado. Service Numbers 38010573 and O-671022. Holmes earned his wings and commission as a lieutenant on January 14, 1943 at Lubbock, Texas. 1LT Holmes served with the 452nd Bombardment Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group, Medium. On June 13, 1944, 1LT Holmes was the pilot of B-26 Marauder 42-43286 flying from RAF Andrews Field in the UK. After successfully bombing Foret D’Andaine, France, the plane took enemy flak causing a crash that claimed the entire crew of six. 1LT Holmes is interred in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France. | |||||||
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Source : Fold3 |
From the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR), “On 13 June 1944 I was co-pilot on B-26 aircraft No. 42-107836. My ship was flying No. 6 position, low flight, second box, on a return trip from a bombing mission on Foret D’Andaine, France. At about 0740 hours I observed B-26 No. 42-43286, piloted by 1st Lt. Larry L. Holmes, to receive a hit in the bomb bay by enemy light flak. The bomb bay doors opened immediately after the hit and from six to seven bombs fell out. I then observed flames coming from the bomb bay; presumably some of the incendiaries, which the ship was carrying, had exploded. Lt. Holmes ship then pulled out of formation and disappeared from view. No parachutes were observed.” 1LT Robert E. Blue | ||||||
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From the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR), “On 13 June 1943 I was flying as tail gunner on B-26 aircraft No. 42-107836. My ship was on a return trip from a bombing mission over Foret D’Andaine, France. At about 0740 hours I observed B-26 aircraft No. 42-43286, piloted by 1st Lt. Larry L. Holmes, to be completely aflare from cockpit to tail assembly. In a few seconds the ship seemed to bend in the middle and then went into an inverted position. After turning over, the ship plunged to the ground and crashed in flames. No parachutes were observed.” SSGT James D. Ezell |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-40-MA - s/n 42-43286
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| 1Lt | Larry Lee HOLMES | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-671022 - DFC/AM+8 - Fils de Hazel E Holmes, Canon City, Colorado | |
| 2Lt | James M | SHOOP | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
O-815568 - AM+1/PH - Fils de Myrtle C Shoop, Saint Lawrence, South Dakota |
| 2Lt | James G | CORONES | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-807158 - AM/PH - Fils de John C Corones, Irvington, New Jersey |
| S/Sgt | Irving | FISCHER | Rad/Gunner | Dead | Mount Hebron Cem. Flushing, New York | 12126948 - Fils de Elias Fischer, Bronx, New York |
| Sgt | George D | DAWSON | Mec/Gunner | Dead | Kilbourne Cem. Illinois | 36449896 - 21 ans - Fils de James Dawson, Kilbourne, Illinois |
| Sgt | George H | PUSTELNIK | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 36121684 - AM+1 - Epoux de Emma Pustelnik, Detroit, Michigan |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Arnaud Gaté - Henri Rogister - Fold3 - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |