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Hollis Crump

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Hollis Crump

Birth
Walker County, Alabama, USA
Death
21 Apr 1963 (aged 44)
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Bankhead, Walker County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Hollis Crump was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service during WWII. He returned from the U.S. Army in 1945, where he was one of the many that stormed the beaches of Normandy. He married Elizabeth that same year and in 1946 they had a son John. Hollis Crump Motors was created and located on Birmingham Avenue in Downtown Jasper. After many successful years of car sales and surviving Normandy, Hollis tragically died in a house fire in his home in Jasper. After his death, his wife renamed the dealership E & J Crump Motors for Elizabeth and John. His son carried on the car business for decades.
Hollis Crump was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service during WWII. He returned from the U.S. Army in 1945, where he was one of the many that stormed the beaches of Normandy. He married Elizabeth that same year and in 1946 they had a son John. Hollis Crump Motors was created and located on Birmingham Avenue in Downtown Jasper. After many successful years of car sales and surviving Normandy, Hollis tragically died in a house fire in his home in Jasper. After his death, his wife renamed the dealership E & J Crump Motors for Elizabeth and John. His son carried on the car business for decades.

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  • Maintained by: G.C. Black
  • Originally Created by: TIW
  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85941432/hollis-crump: accessed ), memorial page for Hollis Crump (1 Sep 1918–21 Apr 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85941432, citing Sardis Cemetery, Bankhead, Walker County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by G.C. Black (contributor 47816679).