Boose, Edward Dow

1919 - 2009  (89 years)

• Name	Boose, Edward Dow
  Birth	18 Nov 1919	Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOOS.E004
  _FGRAVE	42862246
  Funeral	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Company B, 133rd Battalion, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 14, 1941. Departed the Continental U.S. on April 30, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Saw action in the Tunisian, Sicilian, Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns; eventually as a rifle squad leader. Returned to the U.S. on August 4, 1944. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant from Company B, 133rd Battalion at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on August 8, 1945. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1887127
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Edward Dow Boose (1919-2009)
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Boose, Edward Dow (1919-2009) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Boose, Edward D. (1919-2009)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		European Theater of World War II
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	7 Oct 2009	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville with full military rites.
  		Headstone, Boose, Edward Dow
  Person ID	I34156	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Boose, Lome,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Mar 1962, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Fopay, Gertrude May,   b. 9 May 1886, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Aug 1967, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cambron, Martha Allene,   b. 6 Nov 1923   d. 24 Feb 2016 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1945
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 11 months - She : 21 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Boose, Edward Dow 'Eddie',   b. 22 Feb 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1948, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 0 years)   2. Boose, B'Ann,   b. 1950   d. 1950 (Age 0 years)   3. Boose, Randal S. 'Randy',   b. 1951   d. 1952 (Age 1 year)   4. Boose, Rhonda L.,   b. 1952   d. 1959 (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F13979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1919 - Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Edward Dow Boose, 90, of Olney and formerly of Louisville, died at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, in Olney. Visitation will be from noon-1 p.m. Saturday at Neal Funeral Home in Louisville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Chuck Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville with full military rites. Mr. Boose was born on November 18, 1919, in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, the son of Lome and Gertrude (Fopay) Boose. He married Martha A. Cambron on October 20, 1945. She survives. He was a chemical-electrical engineering technician assisting with research for the University of Illinois in Champaign for 27 years until his retirement. He was a member of Louisville American Legion, First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, 3rd Infantry Society, Outpost 17 of St. Louis, Anzio Beachhead Veterans of World War II, and former member of Flora Elks and Flora Masons. Mr. Boose is survived by his wife, Martha A. Boose, of Olney; godson, Jeff and Alice Brownfield; brother, Raymond Boose, of Louisville; several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; and one great-great-great-nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents; Lome and Gertrude (Fopay) Boose; two sons who went to be with their Lord in infancy; two daughters who went to be with their Lord in infancy; and sisters, Bonnie Thelma Boose and Beldoria Boose Leach. Published Olney Daily Mail.

  
  

• Sources

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