Louis Dearve Holland

Korean War
Service #AO-841064
Unit8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJune 13 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Captain Holland was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Holland was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On June 13, 1951, while on a night intruder mission along Route Green 7, contact with the aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.