Boose, Ralph E.

1835 - 1922  (86 years)

• Name	Boose, Ralph E.
  Birth	6 Aug 1835
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOOS.R005
  _FGRAVE	50659312
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 361st Airborne Medical Company, 101st 'Screaming Eagles' Airborne Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 7 May 1943 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and attended 8 weeks of Surgical Technician School, qualifying for that Military Occupational Specialty (MOS 861). Departed the Continental U.S. on 27 February 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Assigned to the 361st Airborne Medical Company, 101st 'Screaming Eagles' Airborne Division and served on the continent through the Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The Glider Badge, The Medical Badge, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars, The WWII Victory Medal and The Belgian Fourragere. Honorably discharged from the Medical Department as a Private First Class on 17 February 1946 At The Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. (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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1999003
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagle"), United States Army
  		101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagle"), United States Army
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Boose, Ralph E.
  Death	12 May 1922
  Person ID	I43234	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	ROWAN, M.
  Children	+ 1. Boose, Ronald Reigh,   b. 16 Apr 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 2021, Delnor Hospital, Geneva, Kane County, Illinois (Age 73 years)   2. Boose, Donald,   b. Sep 1846   d. Bef 7 Jan 2021 (Age < 174 years)
  Family ID	F18947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S15053] World War II Honoree, Ralph E. Boose, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1999003) (Reliability: 2).