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HOLLIS, Terrell Leonard - Date of
birth
11 November 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Calhoun County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Derma, Calhoun County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-718184 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 October 1944 - Place of
death
Bierstadt near Wiesbaden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 19 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard G. Hollis (father)
Martha M. (Davis) Hollis (mother)
William T. Hollis (brother)
Martha E. Hollis (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50842 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Betsy II
Destination: Mainz, Germany
MACR: 9482
More information
Lt Hollis attended Pearl River College and later went to Mississippi State College to study engineering. He left college during his senior year to joined the Air Corps.He graduated with the highest grade in his class at navigator school.
Just after target B-24 below us went into a spin. Two chutes came out followed by two more. Shortly after a saw this aircraft crash.
He bailed out an was murdered by German civilians. He was first buried at Cemetery of Niederseelbach, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Mississippi State University Yearbook 1941