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TSGT J P Holbrook
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TSGT J P Holbrook Veteran

Birth
Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Feb 1945 (aged 23)
Berlin, Germany
Monument
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing
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Radio Op. T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook KIA
His remains have been recovered and buried at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Kentucky.
Home: Kentucky.
Squadron: 324th Bomb Sq 91st Bomb Gp
Service ID: 15332603.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lt/Col. Marvin D. Lord Command Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Frank L. Adams Pilot MIA/KIA

MACR # 12232
Target: Berlin Marshalling yards
Mission Date: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: # 42-97632
Aircraft Model B-17G-20-VE
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: over target Berlin
Cause: Flak crew of 7 KIA 3MIA/KIA

Remarks: 324th squadron furnished the lead squadron of the group in a great air assault against the Reich capital, Berlin, two A/C were lost in the group on this mission and both unfortunately were from 324th squadron.
The lead ship was hit over the target by a direct burst of flak and was reported breaking into two pieces, the split coming about in the mid-section of the A/C. Four chutes were reported leaving the ship. This lead crew was a loss to the group and squadron of highly trained personnel.

T/Sgt Holbrook appears Tablets of the Missing East Coast Memorial New York City. His remains were recovered and interred to Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Jefferson County Kentucky.

# 42-97632 Crew
Lt/Col. Marvin D. Lord Command Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Frank L. Adams Pilot MIA/KIA
Captain Norman L. Whelan Mk Navigator KIA
1st/Lt. Stanley Sweitzer Navigator KIA
Captain Nando A. Cavalieri Bombardier MIA/KIA
1st/Lt. Arthur C. Ebarb Observer KIA
2nd/Lt. Donald J. Shoemaker Engineer KIA
T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt David C. McCall Gunner KIA
T/Sgt. George R. Zenz Gunner MIA/KIA
Radio Op. T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook KIA
His remains have been recovered and buried at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Kentucky.
Home: Kentucky.
Squadron: 324th Bomb Sq 91st Bomb Gp
Service ID: 15332603.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lt/Col. Marvin D. Lord Command Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Frank L. Adams Pilot MIA/KIA

MACR # 12232
Target: Berlin Marshalling yards
Mission Date: 3-Feb-45
Serial Number: # 42-97632
Aircraft Model B-17G-20-VE
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: over target Berlin
Cause: Flak crew of 7 KIA 3MIA/KIA

Remarks: 324th squadron furnished the lead squadron of the group in a great air assault against the Reich capital, Berlin, two A/C were lost in the group on this mission and both unfortunately were from 324th squadron.
The lead ship was hit over the target by a direct burst of flak and was reported breaking into two pieces, the split coming about in the mid-section of the A/C. Four chutes were reported leaving the ship. This lead crew was a loss to the group and squadron of highly trained personnel.

T/Sgt Holbrook appears Tablets of the Missing East Coast Memorial New York City. His remains were recovered and interred to Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Jefferson County Kentucky.

# 42-97632 Crew
Lt/Col. Marvin D. Lord Command Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Frank L. Adams Pilot MIA/KIA
Captain Norman L. Whelan Mk Navigator KIA
1st/Lt. Stanley Sweitzer Navigator KIA
Captain Nando A. Cavalieri Bombardier MIA/KIA
1st/Lt. Arthur C. Ebarb Observer KIA
2nd/Lt. Donald J. Shoemaker Engineer KIA
T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt J. P. Holbrook Radio Op. KIA
T/Sgt David C. McCall Gunner KIA
T/Sgt. George R. Zenz Gunner MIA/KIA

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299855/j_p-holbrook: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT J P Holbrook (22 Jul 1921–3 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56299855, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).