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Wallace Swaze HOLLOMAN
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Source : World War Pictures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 6968562 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 August 1919 Lee, SOUTH CAROLINA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | SOUTH CAROLINA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Wade Leonard & Thelma Smith HOLLOMAN Siblings : Leonard Wooster, Jeanette, Susannah "Sue" & Alice Gwytha | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Parachutist - radio operator | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 February 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPANY | Company I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BATTALION | 3rd Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| REGIMENT | 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 June 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | In sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paratrooper CPL Wallace Holloman went Missing on June 8, 1944 in the English Channel, he was 24 years old…
Born in Lee County, South Carolina to Wade & Thelma Holloman on August 30, 1919, Wallace Swaze Holloman had three sisters and two brothers.
He enlisted in the Army on February 7, 1942, and volunteered for the paratroopers in 1943.
CPL Holloman was a radioman with I Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division when he jumped over Normandy in the early morning hours of DDay, June 6, 1944.
He broke his leg upon landing and was evacuated to Utah beach on June 7, 1944 where his Lt reported that Holloman was evacuated to England by a C-47.
But Holloman never arrived in England, he essentially disappeared in the chaos in the immediate days following the DDay landings.
Postwar he was listed as Missing with a loss date of June 8, 1944, his family was never given a plausible reason for his disappearance.
CPL Wallace Holloman is Memorialized with the Missing at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
He also has a memorial marker at Salem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery in Lee County, South Carolina where his parents are buried.
In 2008, Holloman’s nephew was contacted by a researcher who had determined that CPL Holloman had been bumped from the evacuation flight at the last minute to make room for a more critically wounded patient.
He is now believed to have been put on a transport which hit a mine and sank in the English Channel on June 8, 1944.
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 | This memorial is located in Salem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery Red Hill Lee county South Carolina Source : Emma E Wallin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Activated/Activé |
Normandy/Normandie |
| 15 Aug 1942 | Days of Combat/Jour de Combat 214 |
| Casualties/Victimes 9 328 | |
Entered Combat/Entré au combat |
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| 6 Jun1944 D-Day | |
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Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. William C. Lee (Aug 42 - Mar 44) |
Campaigns/CampagnesNormandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44) Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
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PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP |
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DIVISION CHRONICLEThe 101st Airborne arrived in England, 15 September 1943, and received additional training in Berkshire and Wiltshire. On 6 June 1944, the Division was dropped into Normandy behind Utah Beach. Against fierce resistance it took Pouppeville, Vierville, and St. Come du Mont. On the 12th, the stronghold of Carentan fell, and after mopping up and maintaining its positions, the Division returned to England, 13 July, for rest and training. On 17 September 1944, taking part in one of the largest of airborne invasions, the 101st landed in Holland, took Vechel and held the Zon bridge. St. Oedenrode and Eindhoven fell after sharp fighting on the 17th and 18th. Opheusden changed hands in a shifting struggle, but the enemy was finally forced to withdraw, 9 October. After extensive patrols, the Division returned to France, 28 November, for further training. On 18 December, it moved to Belgium to stop the German breakthrough. Moving into Bastogne under the acting command of Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, it set up a circular defense and although completely surrounded, refused to surrender on 22 December. Its perimeter held against violent attacks. The 4th Armored Division finally reached the 101st on the 26th and the enemy offensive was blunted. Very heavy fighting continued near Bastogne for the rest of December and January. On 17 January 1945, the Division moved to Drulingen and Pfaffenhoffen in Alsace and engaged in defensive harassing patrols along the Moder River. On 31 January, it crossed the Moder in a three-company raid. After assembling at Mourmelon, France, 26 February 1945, for training, it moved to the Ruhr pocket, 31 March, patrolling and raiding in April and engaging in military government at Rheydt and Munchen-Gladbach. The 101st reached Berchtesgaden by the end of the war and performed occupational duties until inactivation in Germany. |
CHRONIQUE DE DIVISIONLe 101st Airborne est arrivé en Angleterre, le 15 septembre 1943, et a reçu une formation supplémentaire dans le Berkshire et le Wiltshire. Le 6 juin 1944, la division est larguée en Normandie derrière Utah Beach. Contre une résistance féroce, il fallut Pouppeville, Vierville et St. Come du Mont. Le 12, le fief de Carentan est tombé, et après avoir nettoyé et maintenu ses positions, la Division est revenue en Angleterre, le 13 juillet, pour se reposer et s'entraîner. Le 17 septembre 1944, participant à l'une des plus grandes invasions aéroportées, la 101st débarque en Hollande, prend Vechel et tient le pont de Zon. St. Oedenrode et Eindhoven sont tombés après des combats acharnés les 17 et 18. Opheusden a changé de mains dans une lutte changeante, mais l'ennemi a finalement été forcé de se retirer, le 9 octobre. Après de longues patrouilles, la Division revint en France le 28 novembre pour suivre une formation complémentaire. Le 18 décembre, il a déménagé en Belgique pour arrêter la percée allemande. Déménagement à Bastogne sous le commandement de Brig. Général Anthony C. McAuliffe, il a mis en place une défense circulaire et bien que complètement encerclé, a refusé de se rendre le 22 décembre. Son périmètre tenu contre les attaques violentes. La 4e division blindée atteignit finalement la 101e le 26 et l'offensive ennemie fut émoussée. De très violents combats ont continué près de Bastogne pour le reste de décembre et janvier. Le 17 janvier 1945, la division s'est déplacée à Drulingen et à Pfaffenhoffen en Alsace et s'est livrée à des patrouilles de harcèlement défensif le long de la rivière Moder. Le 31 janvier, il a traversé le Moder dans un raid de trois compagnies. Après s'être rassemblé à Mourmelon, France, le 26 février 1945, pour s'entraîner, il s'installa dans la poche de la Ruhr, le 31 mars, patrouillant et faisant des raids en avril et s'engageant dans un gouvernement militaire à Rheydt et Munchen-Gladbach. La 101e a atteint Berchtesgaden à la fin de la guerre et a exercé des fonctions professionnelles jusqu'à l'inactivation en Allemagne. |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Armydivs.squarespace.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Debbie Holloman - World War Pictures - Abmc.gov - Ww2-airborne.us - Ancestry |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |