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Edgar Allen Hollister

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Edgar Allen Hollister

Birth
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Death
27 Oct 1952 (aged 28)
South Korea
Burial
Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
3 East- Lot- 022-1/2e- Space- 2
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USNA Class of 1948, Captain Hollister was the pilot of an AD-3 Skyraider dive bomber with Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing.

On October 27, 1952, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.

He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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.
USNA Class of 1948, Captain Hollister was the pilot of an AD-3 Skyraider dive bomber with Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing.

On October 27, 1952, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.

He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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.


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