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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
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)
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Convair B-58A Hustler Length 96.75 ft | 29.49 m Width 56.82 ft | 17.32 m Height 31.50 ft | 9.60 m Engine(s) 4 x General Electric J79-GE-3B turbojet engines generating 15,600lbs of standard thrust with reheat capability. Empty Weight 55,561 lbs | 25,202 kg MTOW 163,001 lbs | 73,936 kg Max Speed 1,321 mph | 2,126 km/h | 1,148 kts Max Range 5,124 miles | 8,247 km Ceiling 62,999 ft | 19,202 m | 11.9 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 1 Armament 1 x 20mm cannon
1 x Under-fuselage pod carrying up to 19,450lbs of conventional ordnance, nuclear ordnance or tactical reconnaissance equipment. Accommodations 3 Operators United States of America
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