Capt. Donald David Bolt

1924 - 1950  (26 years)

• Name	Donald David Bolt  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	4 Apr 1924	Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Oct 1950	Pyongyang, P'yongyang, North Korea   [2]
  Burial	Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, Hartford, Maryland   [2]
  Person ID	I290762	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	William David Bolt, Sr.,   b. 26 Mar 1897, Canada, Pike, Kentucky d. 17 May 1967, Roanoke City, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Edith Mae Riddagh,   b. 11 Jan 1897, Pennsylvania d. 12 Apr 1980, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania. Virginia (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1922  [1]
  Family ID	F116338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Captain Bolt was a pilot of a P-51 Mustang fighter with Headquarters Squadron, 15th Fighter Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force. While attacking targets near Pyongyang, North Korea on October 2, 1950, his Mustang was hit and he was forced to land. After evading the enemy for several hours he was taken Prisoner of War. He was declared dead on March 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Bolt was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

  
  

• Sources

  [S68571] 1930 census, Virginia, Botecourt county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0002 (Reliability: 3). [S49841] Cemetery index, Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, Hartford, Maryland, (Find-a-Grave).