Evert Carl Bolte

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media-20930.jpeg UPL 20930 Milton K. Goodridge Crew
492nd BG - 856th BS

Standing Left to Right: Milton K. Goodridge (P), Abraham Schonfeld (N), Earl Davis (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: Everette Bolte (G), Charles Ippolito (R/O), James Stuckey (G), John Stazen (G), Theodore Kossey (FE), Fairce Conner (G)

This crew was shot down on their 33rd mission. The plane blew up over the Baltic Sea. The only survivor was Goodridge who was blown clear by the explosion and rescued from the sea by the Germans.

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Object Number - UPL 20930 - Milton K. Goodridge Crew 492nd BG - 856th BS Standing Left to Right: Milton K. Goodridge (P), Abraham Schonfeld (N), Earl Davis (CP) Kneeling...

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Stettin on 6/20/44 in B-24 'Bottle Baby' #44-40169 Killed in Action.



KIA

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Milton K Goodridge

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-807820
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-40169

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bottle Baby
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beverly, Kansas 7 October 1920

Other

Killed in action

Baltic Sea 20 June 1944
Franklin, KS, USA

Buried

No Known Grave. Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery

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MACR is 7081

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bolte&GSfn=evert&…;
http://1940-census.mooseroots.com/l/47579217/Everett-Bolte

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7091

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