Killed in action after the end of WWII
Gerald was the son of William Frederick "Fred" Boswell and Julia Ann Dromey
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KILLED IN GERMANY APR. 19
Notification Received of Death of TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell.
TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell, 31 years old, a radio operator in the Third Armored Division with the First Army, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of north of Baring, was killed in action in Germany April 19, the War Department has notified the parents.
He had been overseas since landing in September, 1943, in England, where he was in training until D Day, and from then on had been in combat. His division spearheaded the entire United States First Army forces from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
TEC/5 Boswell was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from the Baring High School in the class of 1932 and entered the services at Jefferson Barracks June 28, 1941. After finishing his basic training at Camp Polk, La., he entered the Armored Forces School at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated there October 5, 1942, as a radio operator. He was then sent to Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., leaving from the last place for overseas.
A Requiem High Mass and memorial services are to be held for him at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning of next week, Memorial Day, at St. Aloysius Church in Baring.
Besides his parents, TEC/5 Boswell is survived by a sister, Miss Marie Boswell, of Baring.
A letter confirming his death has not yet arrived but is expected any time.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 24, 1945
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RITES FOR SOLDIER AT BARING
Gerald A. Boswell Killed in 1945 in Germany--Reburial Today
Funeral services for T/5 Gerald A. Boswell of Baring, who was killed in action April 19, 1945, in Germany, were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at St. Aloysius Church in Baring by the Rev. Stephen Carew, pastor of the church. Burial was in the St. Aloysius Cemetery there. Military rites were in charge of the Knox County Memorial Post 4822, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Gerald Anthony Boswell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of Baring, was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from Baring High School with the class of 1932, and on June 28, 1941, he entered the army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. After receiving basic training at Camp Polk, La., he went to an Armored Forces school at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated from a radio school there on Oct. 5, 1942. He later was stationed at Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was sent overseas from the latter place in September, 1943. He was stationed in England, receiving more training there until the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. The Third Armored Division, to which he was assigned as a radio operator, spearheaded the attack from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Boswell after their son's death: In grateful memory of Technician Fifth Grade Gerald A. Boswell, who died in the service of his country in Germany, the European Theater, April 19, 1945. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives and through it, he lives--in a way that humbles the undertaking of most men. Harry S. Truman, president of the United States of America.
Requiem High Mass and Memorial service were conducted May 31, 1945, for T/5 Boswell at St. Aloysius Church, shortly after his parents had been notified of his death. Surviving are his parents and a sister, Marie, Mrs. Clark Morgan, of Memphis.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 9, 1948
Gerald was the son of William Frederick "Fred" Boswell and Julia Ann Dromey
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KILLED IN GERMANY APR. 19
Notification Received of Death of TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell.
TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell, 31 years old, a radio operator in the Third Armored Division with the First Army, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of north of Baring, was killed in action in Germany April 19, the War Department has notified the parents.
He had been overseas since landing in September, 1943, in England, where he was in training until D Day, and from then on had been in combat. His division spearheaded the entire United States First Army forces from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
TEC/5 Boswell was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from the Baring High School in the class of 1932 and entered the services at Jefferson Barracks June 28, 1941. After finishing his basic training at Camp Polk, La., he entered the Armored Forces School at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated there October 5, 1942, as a radio operator. He was then sent to Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., leaving from the last place for overseas.
A Requiem High Mass and memorial services are to be held for him at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning of next week, Memorial Day, at St. Aloysius Church in Baring.
Besides his parents, TEC/5 Boswell is survived by a sister, Miss Marie Boswell, of Baring.
A letter confirming his death has not yet arrived but is expected any time.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 24, 1945
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RITES FOR SOLDIER AT BARING
Gerald A. Boswell Killed in 1945 in Germany--Reburial Today
Funeral services for T/5 Gerald A. Boswell of Baring, who was killed in action April 19, 1945, in Germany, were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at St. Aloysius Church in Baring by the Rev. Stephen Carew, pastor of the church. Burial was in the St. Aloysius Cemetery there. Military rites were in charge of the Knox County Memorial Post 4822, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Gerald Anthony Boswell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of Baring, was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from Baring High School with the class of 1932, and on June 28, 1941, he entered the army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. After receiving basic training at Camp Polk, La., he went to an Armored Forces school at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated from a radio school there on Oct. 5, 1942. He later was stationed at Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was sent overseas from the latter place in September, 1943. He was stationed in England, receiving more training there until the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. The Third Armored Division, to which he was assigned as a radio operator, spearheaded the attack from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Boswell after their son's death: In grateful memory of Technician Fifth Grade Gerald A. Boswell, who died in the service of his country in Germany, the European Theater, April 19, 1945. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives and through it, he lives--in a way that humbles the undertaking of most men. Harry S. Truman, president of the United States of America.
Requiem High Mass and Memorial service were conducted May 31, 1945, for T/5 Boswell at St. Aloysius Church, shortly after his parents had been notified of his death. Surviving are his parents and a sister, Marie, Mrs. Clark Morgan, of Memphis.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 9, 1948
Killed in action after the end of WWII
Gerald was the son of William Frederick "Fred" Boswell and Julia Ann Dromey
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KILLED IN GERMANY APR. 19
Notification Received of Death of TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell.
TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell, 31 years old, a radio operator in the Third Armored Division with the First Army, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of north of Baring, was killed in action in Germany April 19, the War Department has notified the parents.
He had been overseas since landing in September, 1943, in England, where he was in training until D Day, and from then on had been in combat. His division spearheaded the entire United States First Army forces from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
TEC/5 Boswell was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from the Baring High School in the class of 1932 and entered the services at Jefferson Barracks June 28, 1941. After finishing his basic training at Camp Polk, La., he entered the Armored Forces School at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated there October 5, 1942, as a radio operator. He was then sent to Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., leaving from the last place for overseas.
A Requiem High Mass and memorial services are to be held for him at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning of next week, Memorial Day, at St. Aloysius Church in Baring.
Besides his parents, TEC/5 Boswell is survived by a sister, Miss Marie Boswell, of Baring.
A letter confirming his death has not yet arrived but is expected any time.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 24, 1945
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RITES FOR SOLDIER AT BARING
Gerald A. Boswell Killed in 1945 in Germany--Reburial Today
Funeral services for T/5 Gerald A. Boswell of Baring, who was killed in action April 19, 1945, in Germany, were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at St. Aloysius Church in Baring by the Rev. Stephen Carew, pastor of the church. Burial was in the St. Aloysius Cemetery there. Military rites were in charge of the Knox County Memorial Post 4822, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Gerald Anthony Boswell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of Baring, was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from Baring High School with the class of 1932, and on June 28, 1941, he entered the army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. After receiving basic training at Camp Polk, La., he went to an Armored Forces school at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated from a radio school there on Oct. 5, 1942. He later was stationed at Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was sent overseas from the latter place in September, 1943. He was stationed in England, receiving more training there until the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. The Third Armored Division, to which he was assigned as a radio operator, spearheaded the attack from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Boswell after their son's death: In grateful memory of Technician Fifth Grade Gerald A. Boswell, who died in the service of his country in Germany, the European Theater, April 19, 1945. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives and through it, he lives--in a way that humbles the undertaking of most men. Harry S. Truman, president of the United States of America.
Requiem High Mass and Memorial service were conducted May 31, 1945, for T/5 Boswell at St. Aloysius Church, shortly after his parents had been notified of his death. Surviving are his parents and a sister, Marie, Mrs. Clark Morgan, of Memphis.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 9, 1948
Gerald was the son of William Frederick "Fred" Boswell and Julia Ann Dromey
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KILLED IN GERMANY APR. 19
Notification Received of Death of TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell.
TEC/5 Gerald Anthony Boswell, 31 years old, a radio operator in the Third Armored Division with the First Army, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of north of Baring, was killed in action in Germany April 19, the War Department has notified the parents.
He had been overseas since landing in September, 1943, in England, where he was in training until D Day, and from then on had been in combat. His division spearheaded the entire United States First Army forces from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
TEC/5 Boswell was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from the Baring High School in the class of 1932 and entered the services at Jefferson Barracks June 28, 1941. After finishing his basic training at Camp Polk, La., he entered the Armored Forces School at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated there October 5, 1942, as a radio operator. He was then sent to Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., leaving from the last place for overseas.
A Requiem High Mass and memorial services are to be held for him at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning of next week, Memorial Day, at St. Aloysius Church in Baring.
Besides his parents, TEC/5 Boswell is survived by a sister, Miss Marie Boswell, of Baring.
A letter confirming his death has not yet arrived but is expected any time.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 24, 1945
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RITES FOR SOLDIER AT BARING
Gerald A. Boswell Killed in 1945 in Germany--Reburial Today
Funeral services for T/5 Gerald A. Boswell of Baring, who was killed in action April 19, 1945, in Germany, were conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at St. Aloysius Church in Baring by the Rev. Stephen Carew, pastor of the church. Burial was in the St. Aloysius Cemetery there. Military rites were in charge of the Knox County Memorial Post 4822, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Gerald Anthony Boswell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boswell of Baring, was born Feb. 20, 1914. He was graduated from Baring High School with the class of 1932, and on June 28, 1941, he entered the army at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis. After receiving basic training at Camp Polk, La., he went to an Armored Forces school at Fort Knox, Ky., and was graduated from a radio school there on Oct. 5, 1942. He later was stationed at Camp Young, Calif., Camp Pickett, Va., and Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was sent overseas from the latter place in September, 1943. He was stationed in England, receiving more training there until the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. The Third Armored Division, to which he was assigned as a radio operator, spearheaded the attack from the River Seine to the Siegfried Line.
The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Boswell after their son's death: In grateful memory of Technician Fifth Grade Gerald A. Boswell, who died in the service of his country in Germany, the European Theater, April 19, 1945. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives and through it, he lives--in a way that humbles the undertaking of most men. Harry S. Truman, president of the United States of America.
Requiem High Mass and Memorial service were conducted May 31, 1945, for T/5 Boswell at St. Aloysius Church, shortly after his parents had been notified of his death. Surviving are his parents and a sister, Marie, Mrs. Clark Morgan, of Memphis.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
December 9, 1948
Gravesite Details
Technician Fifth Grade (abbreviated as T/5 or TEC 5) was a United States Army technician rank during World War II. Those who held this rank were addressed as Corporal. The wearers of the rank were often called "Tech Corporal".
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