Kolter Mark H., Jr.

Monuments

Anglo-American Memorial 1939-1945 (4th & 474th Fighter Groups)

Name:

Mark H., Jr. Kolter

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-501413

Unit:

334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-05-30

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Mark H. Kolter, Jr. was born in 1922 in Ohio. He was married to Elinor Jane Leonard Timmerman.

A graduate of Culver Military academy and a student at the University of Arizona, Lt. Kolter entered service on November 19, 1942, as a reserve officer in the Cavalry and transferred to the Air Forces in February 1943. He served in the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant in World War II. He was piloting the P-51 Mustang #43-7178 'Brenda II' at the time of his death.

On May 30, 1944, he was last seen southwest of Brandenburg, Germany. He was heard to call for a homing over the R/T but not seen again. Presumed downed by flak, his aircraft crashed 1 km west of Poemmelte, Germany.

2Lt Kolter is now buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, 4thfightergroupassociation.org