Holstrom, Everett Wayne, Brig Gen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Brigadier General
Primary Unit
1966-1969, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Service Years
1934 - 1969
Brigadier General

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Home State
Oregon
Oregon
 Year of Birth
1924
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Cottage Grove and/or Pleasant Hill, Oregon		 Last Address
Carmel, California
Date of Passing
Dec 02, 2000		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Columbarium, Section 6-T, Row 9, Site 3

 Official Badges 

Air Force Commander Air Force Retired 3 US Air Force Honorable Discharge Strategic Command (Pre 2002)

Missileman (Basic)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  2000, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was the pilot in crew #4 on the Doolittle Raid.

His DFC citation:
Awarded for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Everett Wayne Holstrom (ASN: 0-397395), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Pilot of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Captain Holstrom with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.
Action Date: April 18, 1942
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: Captain
Company: 1st Special Aviation Project
Division: Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force

Crew #4: (Plane 40-2282, target Tokyo.). 95th Bomb Sq. L-R: Lt. Harry C. McCool (navigator), Cpl. Bert M. Jordan (gunner), Lt. Everett W. Holstom (pilot), Sgt. Robert J. Stephens (bombardier), Lt. Lucian N. Youngblood (co-pilot).
(USAF photo)

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Baquet, Edwin Cicero, Lt Col, (1939-1965) A06 AAF MOS 590 [Other Service Rank]
McHorney, William L., Sgt, (1938-1951) A07 AAF MOS 611 Corporal
Encinias, Miguel, Lt Col, (1939-1971) 990 99000 Private
Morehead, James Bruce, Col, (1934-1968) 4 [Other Service Rank]
Cardenas, Robert Leon, Brig Gen, (1939-1973) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Hovde, William Johnston, Col, (1932-1967) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Leighton, Robert Earl, Maj, (1938-1965) [Other Service Rank]
Taylor, Kenneth Marlar, Brig Gen, (1936-1971) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Taylor, Kenneth Marlar, Brig Gen, (1936-1971) 00 [Other Service Rank]
Woods, Sidney Sterling, Col, (1937-1962) 01 Second Lieutenant
Banks, William McGowan, Col, (1933-1963) [Other Service Rank]
Bower, William Marsh, Col, (1940-1966) [Other Service Rank]
Crouch, Horace Ellis, Lt Col, (1937-1962) [Other Service Rank]
Fisher, Edwin Oratio, Capt, (1936-1947) [Other Service Rank]
Fisher, Samuel Jay, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) [Other Service Rank]
Flynn, John Peter, Lt Gen, (1943-1978) [Other Service Rank]
Jones, David Mudgett, Maj Gen, (1930-1973) [Other Service Rank]
Joyce, Richard Outcalt, Lt Col, (1937-1955) [Other Service Rank]
Lord, Marvin Dell, Lt Col, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Newkirk, John Van Kuren, FltOff, (1938-1942) [Other Service Rank]
Youngblood, Lucian Nevelson, Maj, (1936-1949) [Other Service Rank]
Weyland, Otto Paul, Gen, (1923-1959) Major
Baker, Addison Earl, Lt Col, (1929-1943) Captain
Bennett, John Mirza, Maj Gen, (1936-1960) Captain
Malmstrom, Einar Axel, Col, (1929-1954) First Lieutenant
Malmstrom, Einar Axel, Col, (1929-1954) Second Lieutenant
Johnson, Clarence Oscar, Capt, (1939-1944) Sergeant
Nackerud, Alf R., MSgt, (1916-1944) Corporal
Williamson, Felix Drewry, Maj, (1939-1947) Corporal
Cole, Charles Harold, Lt Col, (1938-1966) Private First Class
Marcel Sr., Jesse Antoine, Lt Col, (1926-1958) Private First Class
Shannon, Joseph Lewis, Lt Col, (1939-1972) Private First Class
Chandler, Fred, 1stSgt, (1939-1945) Private
Dix, Roy Arthur, Lt Col, (1943-1965) Private
Hoover, Travis, Col, (1938-1969) Private
Wade, Horace Milton, Gen, (1934-1973) Private

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