Everett W. “Brick” Holstrom (b.1916, Cottage Grove, Oregon-d. Dec. 2, 2000), U.S. Air Force officer and pilot, entered military service in 1939 and completed flying school the following year. On Christmas Day 1941, he participated in the destruction of an enemy submarine off the west coast of the U.S. In April 1942 he piloted a B-25 as a member of Doolittle's raiders in the initial U.S. bombing of the mainland of Japan. Following World War II, he was assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC) Headquarters and later was a member of the 91st Bomb Wing, and assumed command of the 43rd Bomb Wing, SAC's first supersonic bombardment wing in 1961. He retired in 1969.
From the description of Holstrom, Everett W., 1916-2000 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597552
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