Name:
William H. Holtz
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33555561
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-01
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, France
Plot:
F
Row:
13
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William H. Holtz was born in 1923 in Maryland. He enlisted in the Army on February 6, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, without dependents. William served as a Private First Class, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to the war. He was Killed in Action on August 1, 1944 and is now buried in Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.