1918 - 1945 (26 years)| Name | Jasper George Boatright [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] | |
| Title | Corporal | |
| Birth | 19 Jun 1918 | Leadwood, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [1, 3, 4, 8] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Census | 1920 | Randolph Township, St Francois, Missouri, USA [1] |
| Census | 1940 | Oneota, Brown, South Dakota, USA [4, 5] |
| Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Hired Hand | ||
| Military Award | Purple Heart [9] | |
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Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given… |
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| Military Draft Registration | 1940 | Barnard, Brown, South Dakota, USA [8] |
| Draft Registration - WWII | ||
| Military Service | 1945 [3, 8, 9] | |
| US Army - WWII: 414th Infantry 104th Division and overran Nordhausen and the Dora-Mittlebau concentration camp | ||
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Military Insignia-US Army 104th Infantry Division https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)#/media/File:104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg |
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| Death | 18 Apr 1945 | Germany [2, 3, 5, 7, 9] |
| Cause: Killed in Action - World War II | ||
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Military-BOATRIGHT Jasper (Killed in Action) WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List |
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| Burial | Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands [3, 5, 9] |
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Burial-BOATRIGHT Jasper Corp Jasper G Boatright - Killed in Action - Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands (Plot A, Row, 2, Grave 16) "CPL 414 INF 104 DIV" + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296883/ |
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Plot: American |
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| Person ID | I14525 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | George Washington Boatright, b. 26 Oct 1892, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 22 Jun 1969, Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Pearl 'Fannie' Wilson, b. 18 Jun 1896, Missouri, USA d. 16 Aug 1958, Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA (Age 62 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1914 | St Francois County, Missouri, USA [10] |
| Marriage End | 1958 [7] | |
| Death of Pearl | ||
| Family ID | F10638 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Arms Icons & Insignia | | Military Grave Marker - WWII Killed in Action: American Service in World War II |
| Military Insignia-US Army 104th Infantry Division https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)#/media/File:104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg | |
| Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given… |
| Biographies and Histories |  | History-104th Infantry (US) 104th Infantry Division - WWII |
| Burials | | Burial-BOATRIGHT Jasper Corp Jasper G Boatright - Killed in Action - Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands (Plot A, Row, 2, Grave 16) "CPL 414 INF 104 DIV" + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296883/ |
| Military Records | | Military-BOATRIGHT Jasper (Killed in Action) WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List |
| Obituaries |  | Obituary-BOATRIGHT George W Obituary of GEORGE WASHINGTON BOATRIGHT |
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