Bolen, Everett E.

1925 - 1944  (19 years)

• Name	Bolen, Everett E.
  Birth	19 Jun 1925	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOLE.E003
  _FGRAVE	56279567
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_cemetery.aspx?honoreeID=656085
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Everett E. Bolen (1925-1944)
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Everett E. Bolen (1925-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		16th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  Death	23 Nov 1944	Belgium   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium   [1]
  	Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 56 Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_cemetery.aspx?honoreeID=656085
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 of 13 pages
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - More than 200,000 Americans who died in WWI or WWII are honored at an ABMC site
  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  		Entrance, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery At the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,987 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the…
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 of 13 pages
  		Headstone, Bolen, Everett E.
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  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  Person ID	I24930	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Bolen, Roy A.,   b. 7 Jul 1891, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 1975, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mayes, Mina Elvira,   b. 9 Aug 1900, Wayne County, Illinois d. 9 Dec 1980, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1914	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 2 months - She : 14 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F10835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jun 1925 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 23 Nov 1944 - Belgium Burial - - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13283] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bolen, Everett E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56279567/everett-e-bolen), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6936] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bolen, Roy A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15320331/roy-a_-bolen), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6938] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bolen, Mina E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9188020/mina-elvira-bolen), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6937] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bolen, Mina E. and Roy A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15320331/roy-a_-bolen), none. (Reliability: 2).