Holmes, Garland Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Holmes, Garland Francis ⇗
Rank	Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	18193109
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 21 January 1945, effective 21 January 1945. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (Paragraph 3, Special Orders #176, 1st Air Division) - to 34th Bomb Group, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	28 June 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 November 1925 Promoted to Sergeant effective 24 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #21 dated 24 January 1945. Reclassified from MOS to MOS 612 effective 16 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #58 dated 16 March 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 17 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 17 March 1945. Placed on Indefinite Detached Service at Y-17, Marseilles/Istres, France effective on or about 24 May 1945 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 24 May 1945.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Wright, Edward S⇗	Pilot	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Von Grimm, Robert NMI⇗	Co-pilot	CT
1st Lt. Fell, Charles Linwood⇗	Navigator	MIA
CPL. Arnold, Robert Baxter⇗	Togglier	TR
SGT. Jaeger, Melvin George⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Soules, Robert A⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	FCMEW
CPL. Kovach, Joseph William⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Holmes, Garland Francis	Tail Gunner	TR
CPL. Zude, Byron Alvin⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 20 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39164⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. Sortie Report⇗
268⇗	19 February 1945	Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6892⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8608⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
270⇗	21 February 1945	Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
277⇗	28 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39164⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
281⇗	4 March 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ulm, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑6898⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6892. Sortie Report⇗
285⇗	10 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
287⇗	12 March 1945	Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37843⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
289⇗	15 March 1945	Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
294⇗	22 March 1945	Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑39138⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
300⇗	30 March 1945	Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG) Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
301⇗	31 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑97824⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
312⇗	16 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Regensburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
313⇗	17 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Tail Gunner	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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