Shared Photo: Gus O'Dell Hollis, U.S. Navy during W.W. II

Question

I wanted to share this family photo of Hollis Name Study with the community. Location: Phillipine Islands. Date: 1944.

Click here for the image details page or here for the full-sized version (1067 x 1463).

Comments

Thank you for posting this picture.

Gus O'Dell Hollis was a distant cousin, very distant in fact.

7th cousin 3x R through Benjamin Hollis 1716

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Hello Cousin Kathy,

I've set up a Hollis Family Study page.  Please feel free to add any Hollis ancestry to this site.  If you would like, please send me a request to join.

B. Hollis-1312

Answer 1

What a joy to look at two koala bear I would love to cuddle them they are so

Cute. thank you for sharing this sweet photo

Comments

Many thanks!  I too would love to hold a koala bear.

Answer 2

Excellent!

 

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Thanks for responding.  It was one of those moments when a rare picture represented War with Peace.  This handsome gentleman in the Navy during WWII, fighting for the U.S.A, but also wanted a moment to hold these peaceful koala bears.