Post by EXO on May 24, 2016 16:45:10 GMT 8
Sometimes I get aletter from a next of kin who has spotted a face in our website or in one of my books. Such is the case of a letter I received today from Rodney Holland, who wrote:
Jule Carr Holland, Jr., 80, died Tuesday at his home in Oriental. A Requiem Eucharist will be said by The Rev. Jeremiah C. Day on Friday at 2:00 pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Oriental. Mr. Holland was born December 8, 1922 in Raleigh to Jule Carr and Ala Mae Jordan Holland. He attended Gordon Military Academy in Barnesville, Georgia and North Carolina State University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and graduated with a degree in industrial engineering. From 1942-46 he served in the U.S. Army, seeing service in the Pacific Theater (Philippines) as a member of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. He received a number of medals and commendations including a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Following the war, he established J.C. Holland Sales Company to represent Federal Pump Corporation. He lived in Raleigh and Greensboro before moving to Oriental in 1974.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Winifred Frances (Lewis); sons, Jule Carr III of Newark, NJ and Rodney Thomas of Oriental; daughter, Patricia Ann Pope of Wrightsville Beach; and three granddaughters, Meghann Alexandra Holland, Sarah Elizabeth Harper and Bridget Harris. A son, Michael Lewis Holland, predeceased him. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church Memorial Fund or to Hospice of Pamlico County.
I wasn't sure who to reach out to on this. In the publication The Rock Regiment in the Southern Philippines on page 191 there is a photo and the man on the bottom row far right is my father. His name is Jule Carr Holland Jr. He is also identified in a photo on page 40 as well, and this is correct. My mother, who is soon to turn 90, agreed that the photo on page 191 is indeed my father. Again, he is on the bottom row far right bare chested with his dog tags visible. As a point of interest he received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star during his time with the 503rd. If there is any more information of my father that you or someone in the organization might have it would be appreciated. I have posted his obituary below, he passed on April 8, 2003.- Rodney Holland
Jule Carr Holland Jr.
Died: 3 April 2003
Jule Carr Holland, Jr., 80, died Tuesday at his home in Oriental. A Requiem Eucharist will be said by The Rev. Jeremiah C. Day on Friday at 2:00 pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Oriental. Mr. Holland was born December 8, 1922 in Raleigh to Jule Carr and Ala Mae Jordan Holland. He attended Gordon Military Academy in Barnesville, Georgia and North Carolina State University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and graduated with a degree in industrial engineering. From 1942-46 he served in the U.S. Army, seeing service in the Pacific Theater (Philippines) as a member of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. He received a number of medals and commendations including a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Following the war, he established J.C. Holland Sales Company to represent Federal Pump Corporation. He lived in Raleigh and Greensboro before moving to Oriental in 1974.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Winifred Frances (Lewis); sons, Jule Carr III of Newark, NJ and Rodney Thomas of Oriental; daughter, Patricia Ann Pope of Wrightsville Beach; and three granddaughters, Meghann Alexandra Holland, Sarah Elizabeth Harper and Bridget Harris. A son, Michael Lewis Holland, predeceased him. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church Memorial Fund or to Hospice of Pamlico County.
Rodney Holland
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