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William Douglas Golladay

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Title

William Douglas Golladay

Subject

Golladay, William Douglas (1925-1945)
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock

Description

William "Billy" Douglas Golladay shown when he was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock. He is wearing his school's dress uniform.

He was the son of Ernest Earl and Annie Kline "Nan" (Roller) Golladay.

During World War II, Private Golladay served with the 46th Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division, VIII Corps, Ninth United States Army.

William died from wounds received in combat near the Rhine River in Germany. He was nineteen.

PFC Golladay is a Purple Heart recipient and is buried in The Netherlands.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified in 2009 by Elaine Mowery, who remembered his sister was Jane (Golladay) Schwartz.
Also identified in 2011 by Betty (Benchoff) Page who was a cousin of the subject.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

William D. Golladay appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008269, 018557 and 022077.

Identifier

018557

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “William Douglas Golladay,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48629.

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