Frank E. Bolden (1912-2003)
N 40° 26.811 W 079° 58.058
17T E 587546 N 4477866
Get a "twofer" by learning about journalists Robert Lee Vann and Frank Bolden, who both have markers here along Centre Avenue in the Hill District.
Waymark Code: WMYYQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2006
Views: 38
Marker Text:
Distinguished journalist, one of the first two African American accredited correspondents during WW II. He covered the “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Tuskegee Airmen,” reporting from India, Burma, & China. Later, City Editor of the Pittsburgh Courier.
Marker Name: Frank E. Bolden (1912-2003)
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 09/30/2004
Marker Type: City
Location: 2621 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh
Category: African American, Military Post-Civil War, Publishing, Writers
Website: Not listed
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