Robert Harrison Bolton (1917 - 2004)

Born 31 Mar 1917 in Garrison, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 May 2004 at age 87 in Ellicott City, Howard, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1917. He was the son of Nelson Bolton and Mary Thompson. He passed away in 2004.

The following was copied from the Find A Grave reference listed below.

“Decorated WWII Veteran and retired water department supervisor. Held Distinguished Flying Cross. Descendant of Jabez Whittaker, who arrived in Jamestown, Virgina in 1609 on the ship Deliverance. A 1935 McDonogh School graduate; attended Johns Hopkins University for two years; then enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1937 and became a medical corpsman stationed in Hawaii. Returned to Baltimore in November 1941 but after the attack at Pearl Harbor reenlisted. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1943 (the highest flight decoration) for an extremely difficult mission over Italy and he attained the rank of captain. Then worked briefly for Capitol Airlines; coordinated troop transportation from Fort Meade; later was an administrator and supervisor for the Baltimore City Water Department, retiring in 1979. He taught himself Mandarin Chinese; played the piano and guitar; longtime patron of Center Stage and the Baltimore Symphony; and he was also a member of the Maryland Orchid Society.

Cause of death: Heart attack.”

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63C-L6W : 1 February 2021), Robt H Bolton in entry for Frank M Bolton, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3W3-M52 : accessed 21 August 2022), Robert H Bolton in household of Nelson F Bolton, Election District 04, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 18A, line 35, family 417, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 846; FHL microfilm 2,340,581.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K76K-P7Q : 8 January 2021), Robert Bolton in household of Frank Bolton, District 4 Election District, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-42, sheet 20B, line 48, family 292, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1504.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8797452/robert-harrison-bolton: accessed 20 August 2022), memorial page for Capt Robert Harrison Bolton (31 Mar 1917–14 May 2004), Find A Grave: Memorial #8797452, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Fred Beisser (contributor 46555840).