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TSgt. Bertis Wayne Holland

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TSgt. Bertis Wayne Holland

Birth
Cottonwood, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
Death
28 Feb 1943 (aged 22)
Burial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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SGT Bertis W. Holland was assigned as Radio Operator with 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica's crew on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook" on 3-Sep-42 at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. He arrived with the aircraft at Molesworth, UK on 24-Oct-42. He participated in 11 Operations - 4 Aborted.

16-February 1943 - Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down in B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' while serving as Radio Operator. Aircraft was attacked by ME-109s when it descended to assist another aircraft. Went down in Channel off Brest Peninsula. The target was St. Nazaire. Killed in Action (KIA). 4 crew members survived to become Prisoner of War (POW)s.

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Contributor: WWII History Fan (48178484)
SGT Bertis W. Holland was assigned as Radio Operator with 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica's crew on B-17F 41-24541 "Spook" on 3-Sep-42 at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. He arrived with the aircraft at Molesworth, UK on 24-Oct-42. He participated in 11 Operations - 4 Aborted.

16-February 1943 - Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down in B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' while serving as Radio Operator. Aircraft was attacked by ME-109s when it descended to assist another aircraft. Went down in Channel off Brest Peninsula. The target was St. Nazaire. Killed in Action (KIA). 4 crew members survived to become Prisoner of War (POW)s.

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Contributor: WWII History Fan (48178484)

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TSGT 358 BOMB SQ 303 BOMB GP (H) ILLINOIS

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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56350049/bertis_wayne-holland: accessed ), memorial page for TSgt. Bertis Wayne Holland (28 Jun 1920–28 Feb 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56350049, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).