Cpl. Merle M. Bolton, of Camp Phillips, Salina, Kansas, arrived Wednesday to spend a fifteen-day furlough in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bolton, of Kingsley.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, September 7, 1943
NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE.
Cpl. Merle M. Bolton arrived at his home in Kingsley last week from duty in the Army overseas. Merle was attached to the 18th General Hospital staff, and has been overseas for several months.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, October 24, 1944
***Further Research:
Merle Milton Bolton was born Mar. 12, 1921 to George Edward and Elsie Margaret Lehner Bolton. He died Dec. 18, 2002 and is buried in Henrietta Cemetery, Dorset, MN.
Source: ancestry.com
