Don Hulon Bolch
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17114791 / O-819051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Something Else
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
O'Donnell, TX | 17 February 1920 | Son of Don J and Frances R [Heard] Bolch. Husband of Pauletta Bolch. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, El Paso,TX | 3 October 1941 | Fort Bliss El Paso Texas |
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Other Baled out POW |
Karwendelhaus, Austria | 12 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 12 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Married [2] |
18 March 1947 | Married Vada Joyce Fillpot. | |
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Died |
Lamesa, TX | 8 August 1967 | |
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Buried |
O'Donnell Cemetery, O'Donnell, Dawson County, TX | 13 August 1967 | O'Donnell Cemetery O'Donnell, Dawson County, TX |
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Based |
Lucera | 12 September 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |