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Hollis Leonard Sands 1928 - 2004

Hollis Leonard Sands of Box Elder, Pennington County, SD was born on October 2, 1928, and died at age 75 years old on April 5, 2004. Hollis Sands was buried at Black Hills National Cemetery Section O Site 372 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis.
Hollis Leonard Sands
Box Elder, Pennington County, SD 57719
October 2, 1928
April 5, 2004
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  • 10/2
    1928

    Birthday

    October 2, 1928
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy, Us Navy Rank attained: CPO, CPO Wars/Conflicts: Korea, Vietnam
  • 04/5
    2004

    Death

    April 5, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Black Hills National Cemetery Section O Site 372 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis, Sd 57785
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In 1928, in the year that Hollis Leonard Sands was born, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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In 1945, at the age of 17 years old, Hollis was alive when on January 9th, the (over 8 month long) Battle of Luzon began in the Philippines with the United States and Filipino forces attacking Japanese forces - with the intent to take back control of the Philippines. By March, the Allies had taken control of all of the strategically and economically important locations in the Philippines but pockets of resistance held out until the surrender of Japan in August.
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