Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, James W., 1944 

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JAMES WILSON HOLLAND

DIES FOR COUNTRY

   Pvt. James Wilson Holland, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Holland, was 
killed in action December 26, in Luxembourg, according to a letter received 
from the War Department by his brother, Homer Holland. He is survived by 
another brother, Robert Holland, Jr. of Lumberton, NC and a sister, Mrs. R.K. 
Stephenson of Emporia, and three nieces. A native of this community, Pvt. 
Holland was born January 5, 1921. He graduated from Franklin High School in the 
class of 1938 and was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. Prior to his 
induction in the Army on October 6, 1942, he was in employee of Chesapeake-Camp 
Corporation. Wilson possessed a congenial disposition and had many friends. 
Pvt. Holland trained for service at Camp Forrest, Tenn; Camp Phillips, Kansas; 
and Camp Laguna, Arizona, from which place he was transferred to Fort Dix, 
N.J., preparatory for overseas duty. He had been overseas since July, 1944. He 
was in the 80th Division, 319 Infantry.

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PVT. JAMES WILSON HOLLAND 

SOLDIER WHO FELL IN BATTLE TO BE BURIED TOMORROW AFTERNOON 

   The body of Pvt. James Wilson Holland, son of the late R. Edward and Nora 
Harcum Holland of the Franklin community, who was killed in action on 
December 26, 1944, will arrive in Franklin this morning from overseas for 
reburial.

   Pvt. Holland was born January 5, 1921.  He graduated from Franklin High 
School in the class of 1938, and was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. 
Prior to his induction into the army on October 6, 1942, he was an employee 
of Camp Manufacturing Company.

   Surviving his are two brothers, Homer Holland of Franklin and Robert E. 
Holland, Jr., of Lumberton, N.C.; and one sister, Mrs. R.K. Stephenson of 
Emporia.

   Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Sycamore Church cemetery 
tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at three o’clock, with the pastor, Rev. L.M. 
Kanipe, officiating.


Pvt. James Wilson HOLLAND, 319th Inf., 80th Div., US Army, 
former Camp Mnfg. employee, 
b. 5 Jan 1921, Southampton Co., KIA 26 Dec 1944, Luxembourg, 
re-interred in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 3, Plot 30; unmarked*), 
   28 May 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 19, 1945, p. 1; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 27, 1949, p. 1 

*His parents are also buried there, unmarked.
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-37&38): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 28, 1941, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h453r9ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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