NAME: Warren F. Boehmke
ASN: 36734224
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH:
DATES OF SERVICE: 00 Feb 1943 - 00 Sep 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED:
A CO 509th PIB
505th PIR, 82nd Airborne
CAMPAIGNS: Tunisia, Rome-Arno, Naples Foggia, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, World War II Victory, European-African-Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal with arrowhead and five bronze star devices, Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citation, four Overseas Service Bars
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
00 Feb 1943 - Enlisted at Chicago, Illinois
Attended Basic Training at Camp Wolters, TX along with William Bryant
00 May 1943 - He and William Bryant volunteered for the paratroops
29 May 1943 - He and William Bryant arrived at Fort Benning, GA to attend the Parachute School
20 Jul 1943 - He and William Bryant went to Fort Patrick Henry Port of Embarkation to board troop ship for North Africa
30 Jul 1943 - Departed for Casablanca
06 Aug 1943 - Arrived in Casablanca
28 Nov 1943 - Departed Camp Kunkle, Oujida, North Africa for Naples, Italy
12 Dec 1943 - Assigned to A Company 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
22 Jan 1944 - Participated in Operation SHINGLE the amphibious invasion of Anzio, Italy
10 Apr 1944 - Pfc. Warren F. Boehmke 36734224 A CO 509th PIB General Order #5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
15 Aug 1944 - Participated in Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY) the airborne invasion of Southern France
21 Dec 1944 - Participated in Battle of the Bulge vicinity of Manhay, Belgium
03 Mar 1945 - 509th PIB disbanded, Warren Boehmke reassigned to 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne
02 Jun 1945 - Departed Germany enroute through Marseilles, France back to the US
15 Sep 1945 - Arrived in Boston, Mass
11 Feb 2010 - Passed away, funeral services held at Zion Lutheran Church in Hindsale, IL. Buried at Chapel Hill Gardens West in Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Sgt. Warren Boehmke Co. A 509 P.I.B
These are the rail cars that took them to Tunis. The 40 and 8 refers to the capacity of 40 men or 8 horses
Lt. Col. William P. Yarborough outlined the events at Youks les Bains where the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Zouaves Regiment presented the badge of their unit to the 509th
William Boehmke and Paul Huff showing their "Unit Pride". Paul Huff would later be the first paratrooper to be presented the Medal of Honor
Warren Boehmke and Paul Huff are Battle Ready
Paul Huff after being presented the Medal of Honor by Mark Clark and just before returning stateside on a war bond drive
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