Name:
Willie Elisha Holder
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35386364
Unit:
318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-19
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
E
Row:
12
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Willie Elisha Holder was born on October 30, 1921, in Red Ash, Whitley County, Kentucky. He served in the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II.
Pvt Holder was Killed in Action on August 19, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.
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