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COLSTON, Hollis Buster - Date of
birth
27 November 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Ellis, Ellis County, Texas -
Hometown
Ellis County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38038750 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jessie T. Colston (father)
Ida B. (McClellan) Colston (mother)
Lorene Colston (sister)
Cleo Colston (brother)
Robert Colston (brother)
Lee R. Colston (brother)
Chester Colston (brother)
Emma J. (Fretwell) Colston (wife)
Louis B. Colston (son)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 / 1920/1930 Census / Various Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ronald Busschers - Family Colston