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Personal info

Full name
HOLDEN, Rodney Lee
Date of birth
19 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33617382
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Grand Halleux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph R. Holden (father)
Martha E. Holden (mother)
Anna E. Holden (sister)
Ellen M. Holden (sister)
Dorothy A. Holden (sister)

More information

Pfc Rodney L. Holden attended Easton High School with the class of 1943.

He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 23 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Holden Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet