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  1. Marenne

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    Hello I am looking to inform us soldier ww II Hollowell Perry E army serial number 355 618 86 came to my mother in winter 1944 NEUCHATEAU Belgian province of Luxembourg



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  2. Natman

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    I found this through an online search:

    World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1942

    Name: Perry E Hollowell JR
    Birth Year: 1922
    Race: White, citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country: Indiana
    State: Indiana
    County or City: Vigo

    Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1942
    Enlistment State: Indiana
    Enlistment City: Indianapolis
    Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Grade: Private
    Grade Code: Private
    Term of Enlistment: 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
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Source: Civil Life

    Education: 2 years of high school
    Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
    Marital Status: Single, without dependents
    Height: 65
    Weight: 137

    The above is located near the bottom of the page at this link: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=5966&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.vigo

    If I drop the "Jr." on Ancestry, the following shows in the Terre Haute, Indiana City Directory, 1949:
    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Perry E Hollowell
    Name: Perry E Hollowell
    Residence Year: 1949
    Street address: Clin
    Residence Place: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
    Occupation: Mechanic
    Publication Title: Terre Haute, Indiana, City Directory, 1949


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    a very big thank you to you for your help Natman
     
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    can you tell me address 630th tank destroyer
     
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