page_title: Bruce K. Holloway
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Bruce K. Holloway / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: Top row, from left: Col. Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent, Lt. Col. John R. Alison (commander of the 75th Fighter Squadron), and Col. Bruce K. Holloway (commander of the 23rd Fighter Group, and later commander of the Strategic Air Command). Foreground, from left: Lt. Col. Albert T. "Ajax" Baumler and Lt. Col. Grattan "Grant" Mahony (commander of the 76th Fighter Squadron) in China (1943). (U.S. Air Force photo)Photo taken in China. Fighter unit commanders were subordinate to Major General Claire Chennault.
context_page_description: General Bruce Keener Holloway was a United States Air Force general. A West Point graduate, he was a fighter ace with the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and later served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command.
context_section_description: After The US entered World War II in December 1941, Holloway was sent to China to observe Chennault's American Volunteer Group (AVG), the Flying Tigers. He became the commander of the 23rd Fighter Group USAAF. During his China tour, Holloway earned status as a fighter ace, shooting down 13 Japanese planes. He returned to the US in 1944.
caption: Claire Chennault's fighter commanders in China. Holloway is standing right.
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