Husband of Eugenia George of Fairport VA. they had married in Jan. of 1941.
He was the son of Charles Hollenbeck Sr. and Emily Seybolt.
He was a waist gunner on a B-24 piloted by my uncle. A report on b24.net on his mission on Sep 21, 1944 says: "German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured." Pilot 1/Lt Joe H Shelley and 1/Lt Francis P Chinchilla were killed by German civilians.
Killed in Action
Joe Gibbens
His son Stephen Hollenbeck Cobb (Adopted by his step-father) was born 9 days after Charles died
He was the son of Charles Hollenbeck Sr. and Emily Seybolt.
He was a waist gunner on a B-24 piloted by my uncle. A report on b24.net on his mission on Sep 21, 1944 says: "German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured." Pilot 1/Lt Joe H Shelley and 1/Lt Francis P Chinchilla were killed by German civilians.
Killed in Action
Joe Gibbens
His son Stephen Hollenbeck Cobb (Adopted by his step-father) was born 9 days after Charles died
Husband of Eugenia George of Fairport VA. they had married in Jan. of 1941.
He was the son of Charles Hollenbeck Sr. and Emily Seybolt.
He was a waist gunner on a B-24 piloted by my uncle. A report on b24.net on his mission on Sep 21, 1944 says: "German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured." Pilot 1/Lt Joe H Shelley and 1/Lt Francis P Chinchilla were killed by German civilians.
Killed in Action
Joe Gibbens
His son Stephen Hollenbeck Cobb (Adopted by his step-father) was born 9 days after Charles died
He was the son of Charles Hollenbeck Sr. and Emily Seybolt.
He was a waist gunner on a B-24 piloted by my uncle. A report on b24.net on his mission on Sep 21, 1944 says: "German Report KU #2998, Air Base Hqs A (9) 10/VI, reported the plane crashed at Vershoven, 10 kilometers east of Euskirchen at 1300 hours. This Bonn-Hangelar headquarters element also reported and identified all 9 crew members at or near this location. Subsequently, 3 of this aircrew were reported as dead: 1/Lt Shelley, 1/Lt Chinchilla, and S/Sgt Hollenbeck. The remaining members were reported as captured." Pilot 1/Lt Joe H Shelley and 1/Lt Francis P Chinchilla were killed by German civilians.
Killed in Action
Joe Gibbens
His son Stephen Hollenbeck Cobb (Adopted by his step-father) was born 9 days after Charles died
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