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Personal info

Full name
HOLT, Alvis Jackson
Date of birth
29 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Macon County, North Carolina
Hometown
Rabun County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
44017942
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Halle, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 20 23

Immediate family

Members
John M. Holt (father)
Margaret C. (McCall) Holt (mother)
John C. Holt (brother)
Carl H. Holt (brother)
Mayme I. Holt (sister)
Elmer Holt (brother)
Eugene Holt (brother)
Harry Holt (brother)
Ruby M. Holt (sister)
Carl H. Holt (brother)
Thelma Holt (sister)

More information

Pvt Alvis J. Holt was a farmer before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 20 October 1944. He had been overseas for only one month.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times