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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/18/1949
Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Bollier
of 150 East Felton St. have been
notified that the body of their
son, CpL Sherwood H. Bollier,
killed fighting the Germans in
Holland is being returned aboard
the U. S. Transport Haiti Victory.
He died in action with the U. S.
Paratroopers on Oct. 2, 1044.
He was with his command in
the D-Day invasion of France and
he fought with his detachment for
38 days without relief. His presence
in the front lines in Holland
followed his reassignment to active
duty after a rest period in
England, earned by the valiant
fighting he and his comrades performed
in Normandy.
A lifelong resident of North
Tonawanda, Cpl. Bollier was a
graduate of the North Tonawanda
High School and received his
Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Georgia. He was
employed by the Union Bag and
Paper Company of Savannah, Ga.,
when he enlisted in the Naval Air
Corps.
After receiving an honorable
discharge from the Navy he signed
on with the paratroopers in October
1942, and went overseas a
year later.
Besides his parents, Cpl. Bollier
is survived by two brothers,
Roger and John A. Bollier.
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Abt 1919 - 1944 (~ 25 years)