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==Later life==
==Later life==
Hollingsworth died on 2 March 2010 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].
Hollingsworth died on 2 March 2010 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].

==Awards and Decorations==
Hollingsworth's awards include:<ref>http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_04_2016/post-7151-0-47216800-1460586024.jpg</ref><ref>https://forum.axishistory.com//viewtopic.php?t=95900</ref>
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[[File:Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation.png|106px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]

[[File:Civil_Action_Unit_Citation.png|106px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Civil Actions Medal|Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Meda]]

[[File:AirAssault.gif|110px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Air Assault Badge]]


==References==
==References==

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James F. Hollingsworth
Nickname(s)Holly
Danger 79er
Born(1918-03-24)March 24, 1918
Sanger, Texas
DiedMarch 2, 2010(2010-03-02) (aged 91)
San Antonio, Texas
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1940–1976
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldThird Regional Assistance Command
I Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross (3)
Silver Star (4)
Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Purple Heart (6)

James Francis Hollingsworth (March 24, 1918 – March 2, 2010) was a United States Army Lieutenant General.

Early life and education

Hollingsworth was born on 24 March 1918 in Sanger, Texas.

Career

Hollingsworth graduated from Texas A&M University and joined the U.S. Army as a Second lieutenant.

World War II

Hollingsworth served in the Third Army during World War II serving with the 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment and was wounded 5 times.[1]

Vietnam War

BG Hollingsworth served as assistant commander of the 1st Infantry Division in 1966-7. Hollingsworth and new division commander MGen William E. DePuy relieved a number of commanders whom they regarded as combat ineffective.[2] During this tour he was profiled by English journalist Nicholas Tomalin in his story The General Goes Zapping Charlie Cong which was published in The Sunday Times on 5 June 1966. After reading of these activities DePuy and Hollingsworth were reprimanded by Chief of Staff of the United States Army Harold K. Johnson who wrote to DePuy "If I had wanted a lead scout in command of the 1st Division you would not have gotten the job. Your value and Holly's is proportional to the responsibility that you have for something over 15,000 men. Your job is not to shoot VC. Your job is to see that other people shoot VC."[3] Tomalin's story was later used as part of the inspiration for the character Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in the film Apocalypse Now.[4]

In 1972 Hollingsworth was serving as Commander of Third Regional Assistance Command in III Corps. During the Battle of An Lộc, part of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive, Hollingsworth was responsible for organizing the air support that allowed the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces to hold the town and ultimately defeat the People's Army of Vietnam assault.[1]

Post Vietnam

Hollingsworth served as commander of I Corps in the Republic of Korea from mid-1973. During his time in Korea Hollingsworth updated the existing operational plans for defense against a North Korean attack, OPLAN 5027, from a largely defensive strategy to a forward-based offensive strategy known as OPLAN 5027-74, in which after blunting the initial North Korean assault the US/ROK forces would seize Kaesong and then go on to capture Pyongyang.[5]

Hollingsworth retired and was replaced by LtGen John H. Cushman in March 1976. Hollingsworth's planned retirement was apparently accelerated following a January 13 1976 interview with the Wall Street Journal where Hollingsworth stated that he had prepared for "a short violent war" following any North Korean attack that the US/ROK forces would win in 9 days. He stated: "We’ll need five days and nights of real violence, after that we’ll need four more days to tidy up the battlefield."[6]

Civilian career

Following his retirement from the Army, Hollingsworth was commissioned to prepare an analysis of the Army's conventional warfighting capabilities, particularly to repel a Warsaw Pact attack in Europe, this "Hollingsworth Report" published in 1976 was used to procure increased funding for Army and NATO readiness.[7]

Later life

Hollingsworth died on 2 March 2010 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Awards and Decorations

Hollingsworth's awards include:[8][9]

Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Distinguished Service Cross with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Silver Star with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Distinguished Flying Cross with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Soldier's Medal
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Bronze Star with V device and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
 Purple Heart with silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
 Air Medal with four silver oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Medal with two silver and bronze oak leaf clusters (second ribbon required for accouterment spacing)
Army Commendation Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Arrowhead
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Arrowhead device and one silver and two bronze campaign stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with one service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze campaign stars
Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm
South Korean Order of National Security Merit (Second Class)
National Order of Vietnam (Commander)
National Order of Vietnam (Knight)
Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order (2nd Class)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with three Palms
Chuong My Medal (2nd Class)
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Presidential Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Meritorious Unit Commendation with bronze oak leaf cluster

  Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

  Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Meda

  Air Assault Badge

References

  1. ^ a b Ward, Geoffrey (2017). The Vietnam War: An Intimate History. Knopf. p. 496. ISBN 978-0307700254.
  2. ^ Gole, Henry (2008). General William E. DePuy: Preparing the Army for Modern War. University Press of Kentucky. p. 171. ISBN 9780813173016.
  3. ^ Sorley, Lewis (1998). Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command. University Press of Kansas. p. 256. ISBN 9780700609529.
  4. ^ French, Karl (1999). Apocalypse Now: A Bloomsbury Movie Guide. Bloomsbury USA. p. 127. ISBN 9781582340142.
  5. ^ Kwak, Tae-hwan (2006). The United States and the Korean Peninsula in the 21st Century. Ashgate Publishing. p. 175. ISBN 9780754648130.
  6. ^ "Oral History Lieutenant General John H. Cushman Volume 5" (PDF). West Point. p. 22-1. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ^ Auten, Brian (2008). Carter's Conversion: The Hardening of American Defense Policy. University of Missouri Press. p. 150-1. ISBN 9780826266491.
  8. ^ http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/uploads//monthly_04_2016/post-7151-0-47216800-1460586024.jpg
  9. ^ https://forum.axishistory.com//viewtopic.php?t=95900

External sources

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hollingsworth&type=revision&diff=823334228&oldid=814833881

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