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S/Sgt John Francis Bolta
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S/Sgt John Francis Bolta

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Havre, Hill County, Montana, USA
Death
17 May 1945 (aged 27)
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A father of two, he enlisted March 27, 1944 in Fort Douglas, Utah. He was assigned to the 380th Bombardment Group, 528th Bombardment Squadron. A Gunner Sergeant aboard a B-24J-135-CO aircraft, nicknamed "Bums Away," they took off from San Jose Airfield on Mindoro Island for a bombing mission against Matsuyama Airfield on Formosa. The plane crashed shortly after take-off. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. His family placed a cenotaph in Calvary Cemetery, Havre, Montana, near his parents.
A father of two, he enlisted March 27, 1944 in Fort Douglas, Utah. He was assigned to the 380th Bombardment Group, 528th Bombardment Squadron. A Gunner Sergeant aboard a B-24J-135-CO aircraft, nicknamed "Bums Away," they took off from San Jose Airfield on Mindoro Island for a bombing mission against Matsuyama Airfield on Formosa. The plane crashed shortly after take-off. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. His family placed a cenotaph in Calvary Cemetery, Havre, Montana, near his parents.

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Entered the service from Montana.

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  • Maintained by: TSSJr
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56786973/john_francis-bolta: accessed ), memorial page for S/Sgt John Francis Bolta (7 Jul 1917–17 May 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56786973, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by TSSJr (contributor 48381684).