John E. Boltz

Private First Class John Edward Boltz grave marker photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Stark

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Private First Class

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
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Engagements/Battles:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Medals and Honors:

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.

<span class=prefix>PFC</span> John Edward Boltz

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave