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HOLLINGSWORTH, Oscar Richard - Date of
birth
20 September 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Marinette County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16156192 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
419th Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Langenwang, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Willard M. Hollingsworth (father)
Bertha M. (Lewellen) Hollingsworth (mother) Claude A. Hollingsworth (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102915 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7123
More information
T/Sgt Oscar R. Hollingsworth attended high school for 4 years before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 7 December 1942.2nd Lt Paul E. Gerhart:
"Plane #42-102915 was flying in 2-1 position of the low-left squadron. It was hit by several enemy fighters at 1105 hours. The #3 and #4 engines were both burning, and about three feet of the left wing was shot away. The right stabilizer was shot off about three-quarters of the way to the body, and flames could be seen inside the nose of the plane. The plane peeled off and went down and out of my line of vision, and I saw no parachutes emerge from the aircraft. The exact coordinates were 47.50 N – 15.50 E. The time was 1105 hours, and the weather was solid under cast with alter stratus clouds built up on all sides of the formation".
1st Lt Harold N. Tenenbom:
"Engineer reports him as being dead in plane".
He is remembered at the Pembine Cemetery in Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – L Evans, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – L. Evans