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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 56613" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Holland</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Daniel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong><br /> 3 Bn (HQ Company)</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-473478</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star,Purple Heart</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Oakland,Alameda County,California (1022 35th Avenue)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 19.2.1913 Oakland,California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of James Clifton and Eleanor (nee O'Connell) Holland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Roosevelt High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated University of California,San Juan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Deputy County of Alameda Tax Collector (4 years)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>California National Guard 1929-34</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>91 Infantry Division 1934-39</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Second Lieutenant USAR 1939 (Infantry)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>active duty February 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Filipino Infantry Regiment December 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Merrill's Marauders May 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 11.6.1944 near Myitkyina,Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>475 Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served in Korea (Legion of Merit)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel 1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served in Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 7.12.1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1998 as Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Legion of Merit,Silver Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters,Bronze Star with V with oak leaf cluster,Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster,SVN Medal for Merit</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Vendel Clara Nelson (1913-61) (1 son James,2 daughters Christine and Patricia)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Kathryn Althedon Wyatt (1923-2002)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 23.2.2003 Belmont,California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cremated and buried at sea</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-holland.29964/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/29/29964-1302b03bd4d9a23fadff1774dcc9367c.jpg?1591434757" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 56613, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Holland[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James Daniel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] 3 Bn (HQ Company) [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-473478[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star,Purple Heart[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Oakland,Alameda County,California (1022 35th Avenue)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 19.2.1913 Oakland,California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of James Clifton and Eleanor (nee O'Connell) Holland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Roosevelt High School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated University of California,San Juan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Deputy County of Alameda Tax Collector (4 years)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]California National Guard 1929-34[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]91 Infantry Division 1934-39[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Second Lieutenant USAR 1939 (Infantry)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]active duty February 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Filipino Infantry Regiment December 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Merrill's Marauders May 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 11.6.1944 near Myitkyina,Burma[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]475 Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served in Korea (Legion of Merit)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonel 1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served in Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 7.12.1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1998 as Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Legion of Merit,Silver Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters,Bronze Star with V with oak leaf cluster,Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster,SVN Medal for Merit[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Vendel Clara Nelson (1913-61) (1 son James,2 daughters Christine and Patricia)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Kathryn Althedon Wyatt (1923-2002)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 23.2.2003 Belmont,California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]cremated and buried at sea[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-holland.29964/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/29/29964-1302b03bd4d9a23fadff1774dcc9367c.jpg?1591434757[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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