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HOLLAND, Frank Wistar - Date of
birth
19 December 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Moylan, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33320981 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Goesdorf-Dahl, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert G. Holland (father)
Anna M. Holland (mother)
Mildred H. Holland (sister)
Robert G. Holland (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Frank W. Holland was a clerk before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 28 February 1941.He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously. The citation reads: T/Sgt. Holland was platoon sergeant and acting platoon leader. On 8 January 1945, the 319th regiment was stationed northeast of Dahl, Luxembourg, and had dug into foxholes. They had high ground and the Germans wanted to take back that position. Then, in one fatal second, T/Sgt Frank W. Holland, rose from his foxhole. He intended to go towards the company command post, when he was hit by shell fragments and died instantly.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem/ Andy