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Bolte, Charles Lawrence

Date of birth:
May 8th, 1895
Date of death:
February 11th, 1989 (Virginia, United States)
Buried on:
Arlington National Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

War Department, General Orders No. 67
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
For action performed on 20 April 1945, in the vicinity of Bologna/Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy.

Headquarters, II Corps, General Orders No. 14
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Rank:
Major General
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1955
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 1 October 1953 to 30 April 1955."

Department of the Army, General Orders No. 43
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Rank:
General
Legion of Merit - US Military

Sources

  • Photo 1: U.S. Army (CC Attribution 3.0)
  • - Hougen, J.H., The Story of the Famous 34th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1989
    - Ankrum, H.R., Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears – The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion and 442nd "Go for Broke" Regimental Combat Team in World War II 1941-1945, Graphic Publishing Company, Lake Mills, Iowa, USA, 1987
    - Arlington Cemetery.net

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