Military Involvement
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Donald Erwin Boettcher was born Apr. 1, 1924 to Frederick Lloyd and Mildred Florine Lantz Boettcher. He died Jan. 4, 1948 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Sgt. Boettcher served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 15th Air Force as a ball turret gunner on B-24’s. He completed 52 missions, credited with 2 confirmed kills and 2 probable. His awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, 7 Bronze Battle Stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.
Source: ancestry.com
Elvin Edward Boltz was born Aug. 24, 1918 to Edward and Mabel A. Stewart Boltz. He died Apr. 24, 1944 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy.
Sgt. Boltz served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Battery, 194th Field Artillery Group and was KIA in the North Africa area. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Alvin LaVerne Bowers was born Mar. 30, 1924 to Henry C. and Cora Ann Bowers. He died Apr. 3, 1945 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Pvt. Bowers served in World War II with the U.S.3rd Army and was KIA in Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2019; updated Jun 2020 & Mar 2024