Pfc. Denver Hollingshead

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Tellico Baptist Church Cem., Monroe Co., Tn

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Bessie Collins of Tellico Plains has been notified that the body of her brother, Pfc. Denver Hollingshead, is en route home for reburial.  Pvt. Hollingshead 25, was killed in action in Belgium on Jan. 3, 1945.  He served 20 months overseas, with the Second Army Division and was awarded the Purple Heart.

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HOLLINGSHEAD DIES IN ACTION

Mrs. Obie Collins has been notified by the War Department that her brother, Pfc. Denver Hollingshead, 25, was killed in action Jan. 3, in Belgium.

He entered the Army in October, 1942, and had been overseas since April, 1943.

He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, France, Germany and Belgium.  He had won the Purple Heart and Presidential Citation.

A brother, Pvt. Ralph Hollingshead, is with the Engineer Corps in the Dutch East Indies.  Another sister, Mrs. Grace Tucker, lives in Oak Ridge.

The Knoxville Journal, Sun. Feb. 11, 1945

 


PFC Denver Hollingshead
ID: 34326745
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Monroe County, TN
Status: KIA
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name:

Denver Hollingshead

Birth Year:

1919

Race:

White, Citizen (White)

Nativity State or Country:

Tennessee

State of Residence:

Tennessee

County or City:

Monroe

 

 

Enlistment Date:

23 Sep 1942

Enlistment State:

Tennessee

Enlistment City:

Camp Forrest

Branch:

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Branch Code:

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Grade:

Private

Grade Code:

Private

Term of Enlistment:

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component:

Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source:

Civil Life

 

 

Education:

Grammar school

Civil Occupation:

Unskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers

Marital Status:

Single, without dependents

Height:

70

Weight:

142

 

 

Researcher and Designer

Joy Locke & Joe Irons