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Personal info

Full name
HOLCOMB, Linville
Date of birth
17 November 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Hometown
Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
33846832
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 62

Immediate family

Members
James P. Holcomb (father)
Theodosia (Thomas) Holcomb (mother)
Clarence M. Holcomb (brother)
Forrest P. Holcomb (brother)
Conrad C. Holcomb (brother)
Edna Holcomb (sister)
Denver K. Holcomb (brother)
Alva A. Holcomb (sister)
Eunice Holcomb (brother)
Hazel Holcomb (sister)
Vera Holcomb (wife)
Henry Holcomb (son)
Judith A. Holcomb (daughter)

More information

Pvt Linville Holcomb enlisted in the US Army on 20 March 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, WWIIMemorial.com, Fold3.com, Findagrave.com, Ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Maurita Lord, 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet