Our Neighbors in the Service
Akron, Iowa—
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boetger have received word that at a ceremony held recently at Camp Haan, California, their son, Sergeant Parnell Boetger, was presented the good conduct medal.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, November 5, 1943
NEWS of the Boys in the Service.
Sgt. Charles Boetger arrived Tuesday from Los Angeles, Calif., to spend a furlough of about ten days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boetger of Westfield.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, March 14, 1944
***Further Research:
Parnell W. “Charley” Boetger was born Feb. 26, 1921 to Ernest H. and Mary Ewald Beeler Boetger. He died Apr. 29, 2000 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Akron, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
