Boucher, John – d. 1951

BELL, BOUCHER, BOWERS, DEATON, PECK, TOWNSEND

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 5/31/2009 at 13:18:20

M-Sgt. John Boucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Boucher, Mingo, who was reported by the army as missing in action, has been officially listed as dead, according to a report to his wife, Mrs. Carol Bowers Boucher of Newton.
Sgt. Boucher was reported as killed in action on May 18, 1951, the day he previously was reported as missing. Before that he was wounded in the fighting in Korea on Jan. 10 and returned to duty after 10 days in the hospital.
He was in the inactive reserves, was recalled to active duty in September 1950, and went overseas two months later. Before entering the service, Sgt. Boucher was employed at the Maytag Co. in the maintenance department.
Besides his widow, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Boucher of Mingo; two brothers, Mike of Mingo and Lee of Newton, and five sisters, Mrs. Mae Deaton of Mingo, Mrs. Harvey Bell of Medford, Oregon, Mrs. Francis Peck of Colfax, Mrs. Wayne Townsend and Miss Marguerite Boucher of Newton.
Source: The Colfax (IA) Tribune; December 20, 1951, page 11, col. 3