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PFC Edward James Boglin
Monument

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PFC Edward James Boglin Veteran

Birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Jul 1953 (aged 21)
South Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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Private First Class Boglin was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at the Boulder City outpost, the last Marine ground engagement of the Korean War, on July 25, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 26, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Private First Class Boglin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Private First Class Boglin was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at the Boulder City outpost, the last Marine ground engagement of the Korean War, on July 25, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 26, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Private First Class Boglin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


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  • Maintained by: A Horan
  • Originally Created by: Don J
  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45599100/edward_james-boglin: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Edward James Boglin (21 Apr 1932–25 Jul 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45599100, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by A Horan (contributor 47237309).