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HOLT, Vanoy - Date of
birth
27 May 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Simms, Bowie County, Texas -
Hometown
Miller County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38635966 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Southern sector of the Ruhr Pocket, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Moses A. Holt (father)
Margaret R. (Talbot) Holt (mother)
Bertie L. Missildine (half-sister)
Thelma Alfred Missildine (half-brother)
Eva M. Missildine (half-sister)
Garland D. Missildine (half-brother)
Mitchell J. Missildine (half-brother)
Lowell Holt (brother)
More information
Pvt Vanoy Holt's half-brother, Pfc Thelma Alfred Missildine, died in North Africa in 1943 and is buried at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Records, www.9thinfantrydivision.net, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Internment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet