John E. Boltz

Private First Class John Edward Boltz grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Stark

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Marines
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    1st Battalion
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    26th Marine Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    5th Marine Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Engagements/Battles:
    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Engagement:
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final push of the battle

Biography:

John Edward Boltz was born in Belfield, Stark County, North Dakota on August 12, 1925, to Nicholas John Boltz and Mary Blanche Carey Boltz. He entered the United States Marine Corps in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 13, 1943, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Boltz was killed in action on March 4, 1945, in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He is buried in Saint Bernards Catholic Cemetery in Belfield, North Dakota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave