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Personal info

Full name
HOLLENBECK, William Charles
Date of birth
30 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Du Bois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33775803
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 December 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Erching, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Harvey E. Hollenbeck (father)
Mary Hollenbeck (mother)
Dorothy G. Hollenbeck (sister)

More information

Pfc William C. Hollenbeck attended high school for one year before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1944.

He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Erching.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman