| 1. |  Boose, Edward Dow was born on 18 Nov 1919 in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Oct 2009 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BOOS.E004
- _FGRAVE: 42862246
- Funeral: Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
- Military Service: World War II, Company B, 133rd Battalion, United States Army
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.
Military Service:
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
Buried:
Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville with full military rites.
Edward married Cambron, Martha Allene on 20 Oct 1945. Martha (daughter of Cambron, P.C. and Morris, E.) was born on 6 Nov 1923; died on 24 Feb 2016; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Boose, Edward Dow 'Eddie'
 was born on 22 Feb 1947 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 1948 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.
- 3. Boose, B'Ann was born in 1950; died in 1950; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.
- 4. Boose, Randal S. 'Randy' was born in 1951; died in 1952; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.
- 5. Boose, Rhonda L. was born in 1952; died in 1959; was buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois.
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1919 - 2009 (89 years)
