Hollis K Almonrode ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Arkansas

On November 5, 1944 Second Lieutenant Almonrode was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of Arkansas. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.

Hollis K Almonrode

World War II

Arkansas

B-24 Airmen

B-29 Airmen

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Service Details

This Profile ID	384968
Service ID	O-765214
Name	Hollis K Almonrode
From	Polk County, Arkansas
Birth Date	July 27, 1920
Casualty Date	November 5, 1944
War	World War II
Service Branch	Army Air Forces
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Specialty	Co-Pilot
Unit/Group	7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron
Casualty Type	KIA - Killed in Action
Location	Burma
Burial	Six Mile Cemetery, Hatfield, Polk County, Arkansas
Notable Awards	★ Air Medal ★ Purple Heart

Additional Details

Hollis K Almonrode was born in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee. His family was later living in Polk County, Arkansas.

He was on the crew of the B-24L Liberator #44-41440 as part of a six plane formation that departed Pandaveswar India to search the Bay of Bengal for a B-29 that had not returned from a bombing mission. They were seen to veer away from the the rest of the group and did not return to base. Subsequent searches found that they had crashed on top of the Banjhikusam Mountain Range in Burma.

We identified 10 casualties in our archive related to the #44-41440 incident on November 5, 1944.

◼Hollis K Almonrode :: Co-Pilot

◼Thomas C Cheaney Jr :: Pilot

◼Andrew J McDevitt :: Navigator

◼Frank R Nolf :: Gunner

◼Richard J Prawdzik :: Gunner

◼Daniel Rapoza :: Flight Engineer

◼Leo A Ruggles Jr :: Gunner

◼Francis J Sherby Jr :: Radio Operator

◼Carl E Smith :: Gunner

◼Kenneth H Strunk :: Bombardier

Commendations + Awards

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★ Air Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ United States Aviator Badge Army

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

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