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Walter Julius Buboltz

Male 1902 - 1944  (42 years)


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  • Name Walter Julius Buboltz 
    Born 16 Jun 1902  Sherwood, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death KIA WWII Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Dec 1944  Manila, Philippine Islands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wood Veteran's Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I379540  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2019 

    Father Albert Buboltz,   b. 07 Mar 1866,   d. 19 Dec 1917  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Martha Neitzel,   b. 1875,   d. 15 Nov 1945  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F145224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth V Karoly,   b. 26 Nov 1904,   d. 21 May 1984  (Age 79 years) 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F145225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Walter went into the Marines at age 17 in 1919. He was discharged around 1920 after his father died so he could take care of the family.
      In 1922, he joined the 127th Regiment of the Infantry, Company H, 2nd Battalion WNG, in Menasha, WI. In 1924, he was a Mounted Drill Platoon Troop C 105th Calvary, WI National Guard, at Camp Douglas, WI.
      In 1936, he went to Oregon for the CCC for about a year.
      In April 1941, he began his trek to cross the country to go to Hawaii and then on to the Philippines. He was a Lieutenant and was the first enlisted man in Milwaukee to be called into active duty. He was promoted to Caption en route. He went to train Philippine scouts.
      After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the Japanese invaded the Philippines. When the Philippines fell and prisoners were taken, Walter was on the Bataan Death March. He was listed as missing in action for a period of months. From 1942 to 1944, he was a Japanese prisoner of war. He died December 15, 1944, on board a ship that was transferring prisoners to Japan as forces were heading back to reclaim them.He was awarded the Purple Heart.