Edward Skillet Holt, Jr. [1]
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Commander of submarine USS Bullhead in Lombok Strait, Java Sea that failed to return on schedule. Said to have been the youngest submarine Commander in the Navy. Made 11 war patrols on submarines. Memorial service at Norfolk NAS on Oct 27, 1946 and flowers strewn at sea. Memorial service at Myers Park Baptist Church Sept 15, 1946. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 30
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Awards:
American Defense Service medal, Asiatic- Pacific Area Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation ribbon with Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Submarine combat insignia, World War II Victory medal
Biographical Notes:
charter member, Myers Park Baptist Church
Date of Birth:
7/6/1915
Birthplace:
Hickory, NC
Military Branch:
Navy Enlisted: About 1939
Education Details:
Central High School, Charlotte, 1935 graduate, Clemson College, SC, Marion Military Institute, AL
Family Details:
Mary Herndon Davis Holt, married Nov 20, 1943: 522 S. Harper St., Laurens, SC
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rowell (Sallie Martin) Holt - 934 Bromley Rd., Charlotte, NC
Margaret Egerton Peggy Holt - Charlotte, NC
First Name:
Edward Skillet
KIA / MIA Place:
Java Sea near Bali coast
KIA Date:
NA
Last Name:
Holt, Jr.
Middle Name:
Rowell
Military Details:
US Naval Academy, graduate 1939, Served on USS Arizona, Cushing, Wyoming, New York, Submarine school at New London, CO, Submarines USS Grouper, Baya, Sea Lion and Bulhead
Military Rank:
Lieutenant Commander
Source:
Newsprint, death index and family information
Military Unit:
7th Fleet
Exhibit & Section:
MIA Date:
8/22/1945