Jerry A. Hollingsworth

  • ASN:
    38048207
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Apr 18, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 26, 1944
FULL NAME:

Jerry A. Hollingsworth

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

38048207

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Apr 18, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 26, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Waco, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Apr 14, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Dallas, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company I, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge, 🎖Purple Heart Medal With Two Oak Leaf Clusters

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Died of Wounds (DOW)
  • DATE:
    Jul 26, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Barre de Simelly Area, France
  • NOTES:
    Shrapnel in the chest
HONORED BY:

Anthony Mouster

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Jerry A Hollingsworth
Army Serial Number
38048207
Enlistment Place
Dallas Texas
Enlistment Date
14 Apr 1942
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch
Army
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
McLennan County, Texas
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source Of Army Personnel
Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level Of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Divorced, without dependents
Birth Date
1920
Birth Place
Texas
Source Box Number
1280
Source Film Reel Number
6.46
Conflict
World War II
Served For
United States of America
NOTICE
THE STORY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SOLDIER