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Robert Holtz: Photos from Korea

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Photo of a heavy machine gun taken in the Marshall Islands 1950
Photo of a heavy machine gun taken in the Marshall Islands 1950

Images in this collection include photographs taken during R.L. Holtz’s tour in Korea. 

  • Portrait of R.L. Holtz from 1972 

    Robert L. Holtz

    Marines
    Served in: Korean War Vietnam War 

    Born in September of 1931 in Coleman, Texas, Robert Holtz joined the Marines at the age of 17, signing on in July of 1949. He served in Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands from 1949 until 1951 during the Korean war. Holtz also completed two tours during the Vietnam War. He retired in Phoenix, Arizona, but came back to live in Texas.