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HOLT, Arthur Robert - Date of
birth
29 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Macon County, Alabama -
Hometown
Macon County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34396187 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert H. Holt (father)
Edna Holt (mother)
Cecil Holt (brother)
Alvil Holt (brother)
More information
Sgt Arthur R.Holt enlisted in Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 October 1942. He landed in France on 4 July 1944.The citation of his Bronze Star Medal stated: "At a time when the company was enlarging its bridgehead, Cpl Holt exposed himself to enemy bazooka and small arms fire and by firing phosphorous grenades gave cover to a machinegun section moving point blank towards an enemy pill-box. His action aided materially in the later storming of the pilbox." His bravery also won him a promotion to sergeant.
Sgt Holt is remembered at Holt Cemetery in Society Hill, Macon County, Alabama with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/2-28in.htm, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / J.B.Chrismond, The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama - 13 May 1945