Russell M Holt Jr
Military
Paul W. Boyle Crew
B-24J-60-CF #44-10521 "Laden Maid" Code: U8-K
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: John T. McGoldrick (B), Paul W. Boyle (P), Method Nikoloff (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Julius Weiss (FE), Clifford Hughes (TG), Irvin Sievers (BTG), Edward T. McCann (WG), Russell Holt (WG), John Deglert (R/O)
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 7342 - Crew #656 Paul W. Boyle Crew B-24J-60-CF #44-10521 "Laden Maid" Code: U8-K 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: John T. McGoldrick...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbia, SC, USA | 21 April 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jackson, 5411 Leesburg Road, Eastover, SC 29044, USA | 19 March 1943 | |
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Died |
Sumter, SC, USA | 16 August 2012 | SUMTER Memorial service for Russell M. Holt Jr., 89, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2012, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201, with a reception following at the home of his son, Ken Holt. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Holt died Thursday, August 16, 2012. Born in Columbia, he was a son of the late Russell M. Holt Sr. and Clara Tate Holt. He attended the University of South Carolina and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, completing 35 missions over Germany. For his service, he received the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. He had a career in life insurance for forty years, achieving Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation. He was affiliated with the Sumter Insurance Group until his retirement. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the church choir, he also served as chairman of the Henry Shelor District of the Boy Scouts of America. He was a former member of the Lions Club and was a member and past-president of the Trian Club and the Sumter Civic Chorale. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347