Michael Mike Bookie

Death by Force

Michael "Mike" Bookie, a 40-year-old white male, died on October 12, 1944, at Camp Eglin, Florida. Bookie, who was born on September 12, 1904, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a notable U.S. soccer midfielder and a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He was also inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986. His death occurred during his service in the U.S. Army, where he enlisted in 1944. Tragically, Bookie was accidentally killed by machine gunfire during a training si ...Read More