GREEN BERETS Hollis, James Fay

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hollis ​

• FORENAME

James Fay ​

• UNIT

MACV Advisor (Team 158,HHC,STDAT 10) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

538323332 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th June 1972 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Willamette National Cemetery,Portland,Multnomah County,Oregon Section R Site 1562​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Bremerton,Washington​

born 30.8.1937 Marlborough,Massachusetts​

son of Roy Fay and Eleanor (nee Irish) Hollis​

husband of Xuan Thi (nee Thach) Hollis (b.Vietnam) (married 3.3.1972)​

former husband of Hannelore Wilhelmi (b.Germany) (married 15.10.1958) (divorced 8.10.1971) (1 child)​

entered service 1.5.1967​

Ops and Training Staff Officer (G3,S3) (SF Qualified)​

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG) 1970-72​

MACV Advisor (Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team 158) 1972​

awards Bronze Star with 3 oak leaf clusters,Joint Service Commendation Medal,Army Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf Clusters​

killed in air crash Pleiku Province,South Vietnam​

(China Airlines C-46 number BR 130480)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,DC Panel 01W Line 36 ​

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