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{{Infobox person|name=Edwin Woodrow Holt|birth_date=1918|death_date=19 August 1941 (aged 22)|death_place=[[Crestview, Florida|Crestview]], [[State of Florida|Florida]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_cause=Midair plane collision|nationality=Statesian|image=Holt, Edwin Woodrow.png}} | {{Infobox person|name=Edwin Woodrow Holt|birth_date=1918|death_date=19 August 1941 (aged 22)|death_place=[[Crestview, Florida|Crestview]], [[State of Florida|Florida]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_cause=Midair plane collision|nationality=Statesian|image=Holt, Edwin Woodrow.png}} | ||
'''Edwin "Ed" Woodrow Holt''' (1918 – 19 August 1941<ref>[[The Journal News|''Journal News'']], 20 August 1941.</ref><ref>''Journal News'', 4 February 1942.</ref>) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] | '''Edwin "Ed" Woodrow Holt''' (1918 – 19 August 1941<ref>[[The Journal News|''Journal News'']], 20 August 1941.</ref><ref>''Journal News'', 4 February 1942.</ref>) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] aviator in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] from [[Pearl River, New York|Pearl River]], [[State of New York|New York]], notable for having been the first Pearl Riverite as well as the first person from [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] to lose his life in uniform during [[Second World War|World War II]].<ref>[[Rockland County Leader|''Rockland County Leader'']] (1941-08-21).: "Pearl River Lad, Cadet Pilot, Dies In Plane Crash". Page 1.</ref> North Middletown Road, a street in Pearl River, was renamed to 'Holt Drive' in his memory.<ref>[[Orangetown Telegram and The Pearl River Searchlight|''Orangetown Telegram and The Pearl River Searchlight'']], 24 September 1948.</ref><ref>[[Ramapo Valley Independent|''Ramapo Valley Independent'']], 30 September 1948.</ref> | ||
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Edwin Woodrow Holt | |
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| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 19 August 1941 (aged 22) Crestview, Florida, United States |
| Cause of death | Midair plane collision |
| Nationality | Statesian |
Edwin "Ed" Woodrow Holt (1918 – 19 August 1941[1][2]) was a Statesian aviator in the U.S. Navy from Pearl River, New York, notable for having been the first Pearl Riverite as well as the first person from Rockland County to lose his life in uniform during World War II.[3] North Middletown Road, a street in Pearl River, was renamed to 'Holt Drive' in his memory.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Journal News, 20 August 1941.
- ↑ Journal News, 4 February 1942.
- ↑ Rockland County Leader (1941-08-21).: "Pearl River Lad, Cadet Pilot, Dies In Plane Crash". Page 1.
- ↑ Orangetown Telegram and The Pearl River Searchlight, 24 September 1948.
- ↑ Ramapo Valley Independent, 30 September 1948.