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HOLLIS, Norman James - Date of
birth
10 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Tuscaraways County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15320641 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 June 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd Hollis (father)
Bessie Hollis (mother)
Lillian Hollis (sister)
Glen Hollis (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39887 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pickle Dropper IV
Destination: Boulogne, France
MACR: 5480
More information
At 0931 hours just north of Dieppe, A/C 887 received a burst of flak in left wing. A/C peeled out of farmation under control with either #1 or #2 engine burning. At 0945 hours, aircraft observed burning on water at 5024N-0057E. Eight chutes were reported.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Astrid van Erp