Walter Wilson Holland was the son of Charles Hiram “Trigger” Holland and Maggie Belle Guffey
He enlisted on 27 November 1940 at Ft Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina
Buried in Lawnville Cemetery, Roane Co., TN
28th Infantry, 8th Division

The 28th Division landed at Normandy, France on 22 July 1944. They immediately went into battle in the hedgerows near St-Lo, France.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 6 July 1921
  • Date of death: 29 July 1944
  • County: Roane
  • Hometown: Kingston
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Battles: Normandy Campaign
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Lawnville Cemetery, Lawnville, Roane County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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