Technical Sergeant James Roy Hollyfield was the gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On January 9, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and contact was lost.
- Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Date of birth: 1 May 1924
- Date of death: 9 January 1951
- County: Carter
- Hometown: Elizabethton
- Service Branch: Air Force
- Division/Assignment: 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Happy Valley memorial Park, Elizabethton, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XX, Top Panel
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