Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
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] | |
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military |
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Edward Dow Boose (1919-2009) |
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States |
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army |
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Military Service Ribbons, Boose, Edward Dow (1919-2009) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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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,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II Honoree, Boose, Edward D. (1919-2009) |
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American Campaign Medal, United States |
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army |
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European Theater of World War II |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States |
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United States Army |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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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. … |
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Death | 7 Oct 2009 | Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1] |
Burial | Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois [1, 3] | |
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Headstone, Boose, Edward Dow |
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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 was 25 years and 11 months - She was 21 years and 11 months. | |||||||||
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Family ID | F13979 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
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