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Memorial for Colonel William Hamilton Holland, USAF (Ret)
Born in Macon, GA on Nov. 18, 1935
Departed on Nov. 4, 2010 and resided in Bonaire, GA.
Visitation:
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010
Service:
Monday, Nov. 8, 2010
Cemetery:
Andersonville National Cemetery
Col. William Hamilton "Ham" Holland, 74, entered into rest on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
Visitation will be Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 8, 2010 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations to the Museum of Aviation Foundation, P.O. Box 2469, Warner Robins GA 31088.
Ham was born on November 18, 1935 in Macon, the son of William Hamilton Holland and Allyne Daniel Holland. At the age of thirteen months, Ham's father died and he, his mother and grandmother relocated to Burke County, Georgia, and then moved to Augusta in 1942. After graduating from Richmond Academy in June 1953, he attended the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from McKendree College in Lebanon, Illinois.
In June 1956, he entered the Air Force, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant a year after enrolling in the Navigation Aviation Cadet Program and was awarded Navigator's wings. Ham was accepted into pilot training and began his military career as an Air Force Pilot. He was one of the few officers who was dual-rated, as a Navigator and then Pilot. He flew C-130, C-7, C-141 and C-5. His career spanned thirty-two years, including overseas assignments in Germany, two tours to Vietnam, the United Kingdom and France.
His military medals and decorations include: the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with two devices, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two devices, Air Force Overseas short tour and long tour ribbons, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and Republic Campaign Medal.
Upon retirement in 1986, Ham moved to Washington DC and worked for National Security Analysts, Inc., as manager of reserve studies. In 1991, he returned to Robins and was employed by Mercer University at the Mercer Engineering Research Center. There he managed studies and analysis work for the Air Force Reserve. After retiring again in 1997, Ham enjoyed playing golf, fishing, spending time at Lake Sinclair and traveling the world with Virginia.
His memory will forever be treasured by his loving wife, Virginia Grace Lingelbach; children, Barry Holland (Tammy); Joanne Wingard (Jeff), Laura Holland and Bill Holland; step-children, Kim Sanders (Hunt), Karla Daniels (Randy), Joe Mullendore (Karen) and Leigh Lumpkin (Chris); grandchildren, Andy Holland (Jenna), Jamie Holland, Patrick Wingard and Claire Wingard; great-grandson, Barry Brian; and Virginia's grandchildren, Virginia and Sara Sanders, Tyler Bramlett, Hailey Tidwell, Morgan and Riley Lumpkin and Ashton Mullendore. He was preceded in death by the Mother of his children, Mary Lou Super Holland.
Aircraft/Missile Information
The C-130 series began as a 1951 requirement for a military transport with Short Take-Off and Landing capabilities. The series was born as the YC-130 and performed well in the latter part of 1954 with its Allison three-bladed turboprop engines. With successes encountered throughout the war in Vietnam and furthermore in peacetime, the C-130 Hercules spawned a plethora of variants that would include special forces insertion, arctic patrol, meteorological research, communications, close-support and modernized variants of the base transport.
Model Lockheed C-130H Hercules Length 97.77 ft | 29.80 m Width 132.55 ft | 40.40 m Height 37.40 ft | 11.40 m Engine(s) 4 x Allison T56-A-15LFE turboprop engines generating 4,508hp each. Empty Weight 76,505 lbs | 34,702 kg MTOW 175,003 lbs | 79,380 kg Max Speed 386 mph | 621 km/h | 335 kts Max Range 2,237 miles | 3,600 km Ceiling 33,005 ft | 10,060 m | 6.3 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Internal payload of up to 42,637lbs of supplies, personnel and vehicles. Accommodations 4 + 92 Operators Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States of America among others (about 60 in all).
