Lt. Col. (ret.) John Bolt

Lt. Col. (ret.) John Bolt, last of seven U.S. double-aces, died Sept. 8 of acute leukemia in Tampa, Fla. He was 83. Born in Laurens, S.C., he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941. In World War II, Bolt joined USMC Fighter Sqdn. VMF-214, the legendary "Black Sheep Sqdn." where he piloted the F4-U...

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