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James F. Hollingsworth, Class of 1940

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Born March 24, 1918 • Passed away March 2, 2010

A Lifetime of Service and Championing the Aggie Corps of Cadets

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While a student at A&M, Hollingsworth began his average day at 4 a.m. working at the A&M Dairy, followed by cadet drills, all-day classes, and concluding with a final shift of work at the dairy. Hollingsworth entered the Army after graduation and, during World War II, he participated in seven major campaigns, from North Africa to the occupation of Berlin in 1945. During the Battle of the Bulge, Hollingsworth was wounded twice and was evacuated for medical care. Anxious to return to his unit, he left the hospital without being released (AWOL–Absent Without Leave) and hitchhiked from Paris to Liege, Belgium to rejoin his unit in the fight. His career of service continued after WWII with command positions in South Korea, Vietnam, and the United States and he was, by many accounts, the most decorated military officer to come out of Texas A&M. Hollingsworth was a fierce champion of and mentor to the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. A statue of Hollingsworth stands prominently on campus in the center of the Corps Quad and bears the inscription “Danger 79er,” Hollingsworth’s radio call sign.
 

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