Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Pvt. Richard L., 1945 

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Pvt. R. L. Holland 
Of Windsor, Va. 
Reburied Sunday 
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  The body of Pvt. Richard L. Holland, who was killed in action in Germany 
April 12, 1945, arrived at Suffolk Friday afternoon under the escort of 
Sergt. Cabot M. Wilkinson and was taken to the I. O. Hill Funeral Home 
where funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2:30 P. M. by the Rev. 
Jack Boyles.  Burial was in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Isle of 
Wight County. 

  Private Holland is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holland 
of Windsor; one brother, James Wesley Holland of Windsor; his maternal 
grandmother, Mrs. Whittie Lee Darden, and paternal grandfather, M. Richard 
Holland, both of Windsor.  He was inducted into the Army in September 1944, 
and took his basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala.  He was sent overseas 
in February 1945, where he served in the 89th Division of the Third Army. 


Pvt. Richard L. HOLLAND, 89th Div., 3rd Army, 
KIA 12 Apr 1945, Germany, age circa 19, 
re-interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 19 Dec 1948, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 22, No. 20, Dec. 22, 1948, p. 1, col. 2 

Additional information: 

*Unmarked?  He does not appear on the Antioch cemetery lists.  His paternal 
   grandparents are marked, but only their birthdates are given. 

His parents, James Richard & Annie Lee (DARDEN) HOLLAND, are buried in 
   Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 

The family appears in the 1930 Census in Windsor Dist, IoW.Co., Richard age 4. 

The newspaper is posted online at the Library of Virginia's 
   "Virginia Chronicle" Virginia Newspaper Project: 
   https://virginiachronicle.com/ 


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Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

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