Hollis Eugene Dunn was the son of Jacob Sanford Dunn and Neva McClanahan.
Half-Siblings: Stanley Dunn and Ella Mae Dunn
Siblings: Farris Dunn and Hillard B. Dunn and Launa Victoria Dunn
Spouse: Junita Etherton – married on June 26, 1943 – with whom he had one son

He was Killed in Italy on his first day in battle; just 9 days before his 19th birhtday, July 12, 1944.

Buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, Company C

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 21 July 1925
  • Date of death: 12 July 1944
  • County: Knox
  • Hometown: Knoxville
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Top Panel
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