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Personal info

Full name
HOLLOWAY, Joe Franklin
Date of birth
1 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Yancey County, North Carolina
Hometown
Yancey County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34300349
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Langerwehe-Obergeich, Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 21 11

Immediate family

Members
John W. Holloway (father)
Ida Holloway (mother)
Mary Holloway (sister)
Holmes Holloway (brother)
Ray Holloway (brother)
Arlene Holloway (sister)
Britt Holloway (brother)
Edna H. Holloway (sister)

More information

Pfc Joe F. Holloway worked on a farm.

He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 16 April 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet