Morris Alton Holloway (1922 - 1949)

Born 28 Jan 1922 in Montfort, Navarro, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Lucille Featherston — married 11 May 1942 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States

Died 29 Mar 1949 at age 27 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

User ID: 2D89D4BF-89E6-4D6C-8770-DF62F99E967B

Record ID Number: MH:IF1839

Date: 28 JAN 1922

Place: Montfort, Navarro Co., TX

Death

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User ID: C79301EB-70C4-4C46-8F6D-22C1BEA789F8

Record ID Number: MH:IF1840

Date: 29 MAR 1949

Place: Waco, McLennan Co., TX

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Record ID Number: MH:I1293

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Record ID Number: MH:IF1841

Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX

Note

Note: Funeral arrangements were pending Wednesday for Morris A. Holloway, 27, of 3211 Grove, and his brother, T/sgt. Davis B.. Holloway of the Station Hospital at Waco Air Base, who were killed in a plane crash near Waco late Tuesday.

The brothers were killed when the air force plane they were flying plowed through some tree tops and burned, the Associated Press said.

Morris Holloway, an engineering student at Southern Methodist University, was a lieutenant in the Alt Force Reserve. Hensley Field officials said he took off in the plane Tuesday on a training flight.He stopped at Waco and picked up his brother, Davis. The two men then flew to San Antonio where they visited with another brother. The crash occurred when the two brothers were returning to Waco. Hensley Field officials said the cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

Morris Holloway is survived by his wife and a son, Jerry, both of Dallas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Holloway of Roane, Navarro County; a brother, Bryan Holloway in San Antonio, and three sisters. Mr & Kyle Simms of Brownwood, Brown County, and Marzie Holloway and Sue Holloway. both of Roane.

Dallas Morning News March 31 1949^[1]

Note: Name: Morris Alton Holloway

Death date: 29 Mar 1949

Death place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas

Gender: Male

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Age at death: 27 years 2 months 2 days

Estimated birth year: 1922

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Film number: 2223204

Digital GS number: 4031776

Image number: 1160

Reference number: 13318

Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

^[2]

Note: Attained the rank of 2nd Lt. in Air Force during WWII. Inducted 15 Oct 1942. Completed basic flight training at

Merced Army Air Field in CA. Advanced flight training in Pecos TX where he received his silver wings. Trained

fighter pilots. Discharged 8 Nov 1945. Attached to the 2596th Air Reserve Unit at Hensley Field in Dallas at the

time of his death.

Graduated from Powell High School in 1939. Went to some sort of school in Los Angeles and went to work for

Southern Pacific Railroad. A card to Gladys dated 23 Apr 1941 says he has just finished school and gone to work

for S & P.

HOLLOWAY, MORRIS A.

2nd Lt. Morris A. Holloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Holloway, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Lucille Featherston, graduate of Powell Schools. Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps inCalifornia, received wings at Pecos.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Holloway-557 created through the import of JohnVaughan.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Tim Childress. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tim and others.

• Source: S39 Record ID Number: MH:S39 User ID: 78163864-8CA0-41B6-88E9-E570AB3D7015 Title: Dallas Morning News
• Source: S70 Record ID Number: MH:S70 User ID: BC6564B6-1515-40AA-B3A4-4E9B29D78E9D Title: Texas Death Index 1890-1976

1. ↑ Source: #S39 Data: Date: 31 MAR 1949
2. ↑ Source: #S70