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HOLLER, David Ray - Date of
birth
26 August 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Sanilac County, Michigan -
Hometown
Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16044779 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 60 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David J. Holler (father)
Hazel P. (Brumbaugh) Holler (mother)
Thomas E. Flannigan (stepfather)
Eleanor Holler (sister)
Elva E. Holler (sister)
Virgil W. Flannigan (half-brother)
Irvin E. Flannigan (half-brother)
Thomas J. Flannigan (half-brother)
Robert J. Flannigan (half-brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40246 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Ain’t Bluffing
Destination: Schwabisch-Hall, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8861
More information
S/Sgt David R. Holler was a carpenter before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 13 January 1942.Capt Herbert B. Bronner:
At approximately 1236 hours at 4955N-0645E, A/C No.246 and No.234 collided immediately after A/C 246 received a direct hit by flak in left wing in No.2 engine. Aircraft 246 than went out of control. Seven to nine chutes were seen after collision.
T/Sgt Jack B. Hever Jr.:
He did not have enough time to bail out of the aircraft.
He is remembered at the municipal cemetery of Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Waltz Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman / LMC Earth Angels
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Richard Stapleton