L.S. Balter attended Snowie when she gave birth to George, no doctor was present.
Enlisted : March 27,1951 at Payette, Idaho Age : 21
Training Camp : Fort Lewis, Washington
Training Camp : Fort Hood, Killeen , Texas
Training Camp : Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland
Departure Date :
Overseas Service : Sunhaven, Germany & Karlsrue Germany
Return Date :
Service School Attended : Watch Repairman Ordinance School - Aberdeen, Maryland
Regiment : ERC Ordinance Corps - 6th Army Area
Private E-1
Private First Class (T) January 03,1952
Citations : Sharpshooter (Rifle & Pistol) , Berlin Airlift Medal , Good Conduct Medal
Discharged Date : March 13,1953 Discharged at : Camp Carson, Colorado
Five years Reserve starts December 22,1952
Reserve Term : ERC for 5 years PFC (T) Date start : 12/22/1952
When George returned to the United States, he was sent aboard a Merchant ship that was to be scuttled after it arrived here. He said they sailed North from Germany through iceberg water and you could feel the bergs rubbing against the steel hull as they passed ice bergs. George and another soldier volunteered for KP duty so they could work in the galley preparing food so they could eat the same food the officers were eating.On this trip , someone went through George's duffle bag and stole some German made cameras, a German belt buckle with a swastika that actually shot a 22 cal bullet by a cord that went from buckle to your wrist. George had told Mary that he remembered the time when we lived in the old garage while Dad built the new house in New Plymouth.
George wished to be cremated and his ashes spread on Bald Mountain in Boise National Forest . When he passed away October 25,2013 at 9:40 am George's wife Mary called and I (Harold Balter) got to say my last goodbye to George and I told him I love him . Mary called me later and said he was gone and he would be taken to Payette where he would be cremated and she will take his ashes to Bald Mountain when she can get there as it is covered with snow right now. She said George had been cold and then hot all night. She said he may have been on Bald Mountain then. The very next time I turned on my computer , George's picture was every folder on my computer ? coincident ? I think Not !!
GEORGE EDWIN BALTER
NEW PLYMOUTH
George Edwin Balter , long time resident of New Plymouth, passed away October 25, 2013. He was 83 years old. he was an Army Veteran. He also worked for the Forest Service at Dixie Idaho and at Red River , Idaho, ranger Stations. He also worked for Hengelers Fruit Packing for 25 years. George was also known for his handmade knives , scabbards and gun holsters..He was born August 24,1930 at home in Fruitland, Idaho to Lawrence (Slim) Balter and Snowie (Toots) McCurry Balter. They moved to New Plymouth in a house his father had built. He is survived by his wife, Mary Balter (nee Mudd) and three brothers, Harold and his wife Vicki Woodruff Balter of Cheshire, Oregon; Bill and his wife Ann Baker Balter of New Plymouth, Idaho; and Kenneth and his wife Darlene Gallup Balter of Shelley, Idaho. One sister, Geneva Balter Walker of Clarkston, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Charles and Bob. He is also survived by eight step-children and their children and also great grand children. Two grand-children preceded him in death. Alexandria Patrice Redmond and Jamie Wayne Warner . There is no Funeral planned. He wished to be cremated and his ashes sprinkled on Bald Mountain SE of Idaho City, where his father worked as a Lookout on the Boise National Forest where the Balter children spent their summers fishing and visiting the local sheepherders.
Donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
George and I (Harold) spent many days hiking the trails around Bald Mountain when we were kids, we also went on forest fires with our Dad and worked trail and telephone lines with him.It seems as if it was a dream world we got to share. George was a great brother and he will always be missed by me as long as I live. George's wife Mary & Kenneth & Darlene scattered George's ashes on Bald Mountain July 20,2014 This was his wish to have his remains scattered here where he enjoyed his child hood. George was aquainted with Sylvan Ambrose Hart "Buckskin Billie" who lived on 5 mile bar on the Salmon River in Idaho not too far from Dixie where George worked.
Enlisted : March 27,1951 at Payette, Idaho Age : 21
Training Camp : Fort Lewis, Washington
Training Camp : Fort Hood, Killeen , Texas
Training Camp : Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland
Departure Date :
Overseas Service : Sunhaven, Germany & Karlsrue Germany
Return Date :
Service School Attended : Watch Repairman Ordinance School - Aberdeen, Maryland
Regiment : ERC Ordinance Corps - 6th Army Area
Private E-1
Private First Class (T) January 03,1952
Citations : Sharpshooter (Rifle & Pistol) , Berlin Airlift Medal , Good Conduct Medal
Discharged Date : March 13,1953 Discharged at : Camp Carson, Colorado
Five years Reserve starts December 22,1952
Reserve Term : ERC for 5 years PFC (T) Date start : 12/22/1952
When George returned to the United States, he was sent aboard a Merchant ship that was to be scuttled after it arrived here. He said they sailed North from Germany through iceberg water and you could feel the bergs rubbing against the steel hull as they passed ice bergs. George and another soldier volunteered for KP duty so they could work in the galley preparing food so they could eat the same food the officers were eating.On this trip , someone went through George's duffle bag and stole some German made cameras, a German belt buckle with a swastika that actually shot a 22 cal bullet by a cord that went from buckle to your wrist. George had told Mary that he remembered the time when we lived in the old garage while Dad built the new house in New Plymouth.
George wished to be cremated and his ashes spread on Bald Mountain in Boise National Forest . When he passed away October 25,2013 at 9:40 am George's wife Mary called and I (Harold Balter) got to say my last goodbye to George and I told him I love him . Mary called me later and said he was gone and he would be taken to Payette where he would be cremated and she will take his ashes to Bald Mountain when she can get there as it is covered with snow right now. She said George had been cold and then hot all night. She said he may have been on Bald Mountain then. The very next time I turned on my computer , George's picture was every folder on my computer ? coincident ? I think Not !!
GEORGE EDWIN BALTER
NEW PLYMOUTH
George Edwin Balter , long time resident of New Plymouth, passed away October 25, 2013. He was 83 years old. he was an Army Veteran. He also worked for the Forest Service at Dixie Idaho and at Red River , Idaho, ranger Stations. He also worked for Hengelers Fruit Packing for 25 years. George was also known for his handmade knives , scabbards and gun holsters..He was born August 24,1930 at home in Fruitland, Idaho to Lawrence (Slim) Balter and Snowie (Toots) McCurry Balter. They moved to New Plymouth in a house his father had built. He is survived by his wife, Mary Balter (nee Mudd) and three brothers, Harold and his wife Vicki Woodruff Balter of Cheshire, Oregon; Bill and his wife Ann Baker Balter of New Plymouth, Idaho; and Kenneth and his wife Darlene Gallup Balter of Shelley, Idaho. One sister, Geneva Balter Walker of Clarkston, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Charles and Bob. He is also survived by eight step-children and their children and also great grand children. Two grand-children preceded him in death. Alexandria Patrice Redmond and Jamie Wayne Warner . There is no Funeral planned. He wished to be cremated and his ashes sprinkled on Bald Mountain SE of Idaho City, where his father worked as a Lookout on the Boise National Forest where the Balter children spent their summers fishing and visiting the local sheepherders.
Donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
George and I (Harold) spent many days hiking the trails around Bald Mountain when we were kids, we also went on forest fires with our Dad and worked trail and telephone lines with him.It seems as if it was a dream world we got to share. George was a great brother and he will always be missed by me as long as I live. George's wife Mary & Kenneth & Darlene scattered George's ashes on Bald Mountain July 20,2014 This was his wish to have his remains scattered here where he enjoyed his child hood. George was aquainted with Sylvan Ambrose Hart "Buckskin Billie" who lived on 5 mile bar on the Salmon River in Idaho not too far from Dixie where George worked.
L.S. Balter attended Snowie when she gave birth to George, no doctor was present.
Enlisted : March 27,1951 at Payette, Idaho Age : 21
Training Camp : Fort Lewis, Washington
Training Camp : Fort Hood, Killeen , Texas
Training Camp : Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland
Departure Date :
Overseas Service : Sunhaven, Germany & Karlsrue Germany
Return Date :
Service School Attended : Watch Repairman Ordinance School - Aberdeen, Maryland
Regiment : ERC Ordinance Corps - 6th Army Area
Private E-1
Private First Class (T) January 03,1952
Citations : Sharpshooter (Rifle & Pistol) , Berlin Airlift Medal , Good Conduct Medal
Discharged Date : March 13,1953 Discharged at : Camp Carson, Colorado
Five years Reserve starts December 22,1952
Reserve Term : ERC for 5 years PFC (T) Date start : 12/22/1952
When George returned to the United States, he was sent aboard a Merchant ship that was to be scuttled after it arrived here. He said they sailed North from Germany through iceberg water and you could feel the bergs rubbing against the steel hull as they passed ice bergs. George and another soldier volunteered for KP duty so they could work in the galley preparing food so they could eat the same food the officers were eating.On this trip , someone went through George's duffle bag and stole some German made cameras, a German belt buckle with a swastika that actually shot a 22 cal bullet by a cord that went from buckle to your wrist. George had told Mary that he remembered the time when we lived in the old garage while Dad built the new house in New Plymouth.
George wished to be cremated and his ashes spread on Bald Mountain in Boise National Forest . When he passed away October 25,2013 at 9:40 am George's wife Mary called and I (Harold Balter) got to say my last goodbye to George and I told him I love him . Mary called me later and said he was gone and he would be taken to Payette where he would be cremated and she will take his ashes to Bald Mountain when she can get there as it is covered with snow right now. She said George had been cold and then hot all night. She said he may have been on Bald Mountain then. The very next time I turned on my computer , George's picture was every folder on my computer ? coincident ? I think Not !!
GEORGE EDWIN BALTER
NEW PLYMOUTH
George Edwin Balter , long time resident of New Plymouth, passed away October 25, 2013. He was 83 years old. he was an Army Veteran. He also worked for the Forest Service at Dixie Idaho and at Red River , Idaho, ranger Stations. He also worked for Hengelers Fruit Packing for 25 years. George was also known for his handmade knives , scabbards and gun holsters..He was born August 24,1930 at home in Fruitland, Idaho to Lawrence (Slim) Balter and Snowie (Toots) McCurry Balter. They moved to New Plymouth in a house his father had built. He is survived by his wife, Mary Balter (nee Mudd) and three brothers, Harold and his wife Vicki Woodruff Balter of Cheshire, Oregon; Bill and his wife Ann Baker Balter of New Plymouth, Idaho; and Kenneth and his wife Darlene Gallup Balter of Shelley, Idaho. One sister, Geneva Balter Walker of Clarkston, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Charles and Bob. He is also survived by eight step-children and their children and also great grand children. Two grand-children preceded him in death. Alexandria Patrice Redmond and Jamie Wayne Warner . There is no Funeral planned. He wished to be cremated and his ashes sprinkled on Bald Mountain SE of Idaho City, where his father worked as a Lookout on the Boise National Forest where the Balter children spent their summers fishing and visiting the local sheepherders.
Donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
George and I (Harold) spent many days hiking the trails around Bald Mountain when we were kids, we also went on forest fires with our Dad and worked trail and telephone lines with him.It seems as if it was a dream world we got to share. George was a great brother and he will always be missed by me as long as I live. George's wife Mary & Kenneth & Darlene scattered George's ashes on Bald Mountain July 20,2014 This was his wish to have his remains scattered here where he enjoyed his child hood. George was aquainted with Sylvan Ambrose Hart "Buckskin Billie" who lived on 5 mile bar on the Salmon River in Idaho not too far from Dixie where George worked.
Enlisted : March 27,1951 at Payette, Idaho Age : 21
Training Camp : Fort Lewis, Washington
Training Camp : Fort Hood, Killeen , Texas
Training Camp : Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland
Departure Date :
Overseas Service : Sunhaven, Germany & Karlsrue Germany
Return Date :
Service School Attended : Watch Repairman Ordinance School - Aberdeen, Maryland
Regiment : ERC Ordinance Corps - 6th Army Area
Private E-1
Private First Class (T) January 03,1952
Citations : Sharpshooter (Rifle & Pistol) , Berlin Airlift Medal , Good Conduct Medal
Discharged Date : March 13,1953 Discharged at : Camp Carson, Colorado
Five years Reserve starts December 22,1952
Reserve Term : ERC for 5 years PFC (T) Date start : 12/22/1952
When George returned to the United States, he was sent aboard a Merchant ship that was to be scuttled after it arrived here. He said they sailed North from Germany through iceberg water and you could feel the bergs rubbing against the steel hull as they passed ice bergs. George and another soldier volunteered for KP duty so they could work in the galley preparing food so they could eat the same food the officers were eating.On this trip , someone went through George's duffle bag and stole some German made cameras, a German belt buckle with a swastika that actually shot a 22 cal bullet by a cord that went from buckle to your wrist. George had told Mary that he remembered the time when we lived in the old garage while Dad built the new house in New Plymouth.
George wished to be cremated and his ashes spread on Bald Mountain in Boise National Forest . When he passed away October 25,2013 at 9:40 am George's wife Mary called and I (Harold Balter) got to say my last goodbye to George and I told him I love him . Mary called me later and said he was gone and he would be taken to Payette where he would be cremated and she will take his ashes to Bald Mountain when she can get there as it is covered with snow right now. She said George had been cold and then hot all night. She said he may have been on Bald Mountain then. The very next time I turned on my computer , George's picture was every folder on my computer ? coincident ? I think Not !!
GEORGE EDWIN BALTER
NEW PLYMOUTH
George Edwin Balter , long time resident of New Plymouth, passed away October 25, 2013. He was 83 years old. he was an Army Veteran. He also worked for the Forest Service at Dixie Idaho and at Red River , Idaho, ranger Stations. He also worked for Hengelers Fruit Packing for 25 years. George was also known for his handmade knives , scabbards and gun holsters..He was born August 24,1930 at home in Fruitland, Idaho to Lawrence (Slim) Balter and Snowie (Toots) McCurry Balter. They moved to New Plymouth in a house his father had built. He is survived by his wife, Mary Balter (nee Mudd) and three brothers, Harold and his wife Vicki Woodruff Balter of Cheshire, Oregon; Bill and his wife Ann Baker Balter of New Plymouth, Idaho; and Kenneth and his wife Darlene Gallup Balter of Shelley, Idaho. One sister, Geneva Balter Walker of Clarkston, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Charles and Bob. He is also survived by eight step-children and their children and also great grand children. Two grand-children preceded him in death. Alexandria Patrice Redmond and Jamie Wayne Warner . There is no Funeral planned. He wished to be cremated and his ashes sprinkled on Bald Mountain SE of Idaho City, where his father worked as a Lookout on the Boise National Forest where the Balter children spent their summers fishing and visiting the local sheepherders.
Donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
George and I (Harold) spent many days hiking the trails around Bald Mountain when we were kids, we also went on forest fires with our Dad and worked trail and telephone lines with him.It seems as if it was a dream world we got to share. George was a great brother and he will always be missed by me as long as I live. George's wife Mary & Kenneth & Darlene scattered George's ashes on Bald Mountain July 20,2014 This was his wish to have his remains scattered here where he enjoyed his child hood. George was aquainted with Sylvan Ambrose Hart "Buckskin Billie" who lived on 5 mile bar on the Salmon River in Idaho not too far from Dixie where George worked.
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