Earl E. Bolte

Company D 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/10/1945

Earl Earnest Bolte was born in Lincoln County, Minnesota on January 22, 1912.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Goodwill Industries
in St. Paul, Minnesota.

He was drafted into the Army on March 9, 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His home of residence
was listed as St. Louis County, Minnesota and his civilian occupation was listed as Foremen.
He had completed four years of High School and was married. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company A 22nd Infantry from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 25, 1944.

He was transferred to Company D on November 28, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on December 10, 1944.

Private First Class Bolte was killed in action in Germany during the battle for the city of Prüm
on February 10, 1945.

Decorations of Earl E. Bolte

Earl E. Bolte was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Minnesota on April 5, 1949.

Burial:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota
Plot: SECTION C-24, SITE 13799

Grave marker for Earl E. Bolte

Photo by Steve Edquist ~In Memory Of Aaron & Scrappy~ from the Find A Grave website

Top photo from Honor States website via Julien Woestyn

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