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Personal info

Full name
HOLLAND, James Elmer
Date of birth
22 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Frederick County, Virginia
Hometown
Winchester, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33444053
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
68th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 April 1945
Place of death
Near Hausheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 36 28

Immediate family

Members
Arthur P. Holland (father)
Nellie R. Holland (mother)

More information

Sgt James E. Holland attended high school for three years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Charlottesville, Virginia on 19 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://14thad.org
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