Seeking information on Van Holloway

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Cholloway
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Seeking information on Van Holloway

Post by Cholloway » 27 Dec 2021 2253

Looking for information on my grandfathers plane and any pictures of him and the crew

Bob Tupa
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Re: Seeking information on Van Holloway

Post by Bob Tupa » 05 Nov 2022 1446

Here is his crew and serial number and that he and his crew were credited with shooting down a fighter.

HODGES, CHARLES B. Jr. #736521, 320th Sqdn. Savarese, John H. Jr. #799874, (cp), Gutman, Carl F. #673552, (n), Murray, Roy D. #734966, (b), Holloway, Van R. #14045586, (e), Lehto, George V. #11053212, (ro), Klimaszewski, Adolph J. #33116441, (ae), McSwain, Thomas C. #34388199, (ae), Fossnow, Leon M. #16095786, (ae), Corbett, John G. #32509913, (g). From Hallett’s orders, dated 9-13-1943, credited 1 fighter over Bagua, PNG.

Cholloway
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Re: Seeking information on Van Holloway

Post by Cholloway » 05 Dec 2022 0158

Was looking to see if any information on the aircraft he and the crew where assigned to

Bob Tupa
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Re: Seeking information on Van Holloway

Post by Bob Tupa » 07 Dec 2022 1243

A crew was not assigned to a particular plane. If you have a journal or flight records, look for a 3 digit number on a particular date and it denotes the plane they used on that particular date.

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