Newville in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William Boldosser

Born July 7, 1923 in Newville, Pennsylvania

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2024

1. William Boldosser Memorial

Inscription. He entered the Marine Corps on July 1, 1942 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Throughout much training and attendance of multiple schools he went to Guadalcanal where he was needed as a radio and radar operator. He progressed to become a tail gunner and spent 14 months island hopping to his final destination of Okinawa. With his enlistment coming to an end he was discharged on June 30th, 1946. After returning home to Newville he wed Dorothy Wilder on September 12, 1946. After his disapproval of civilian life, he enlisted in the Marine Corps on October 1, 1946, and maintained the rank of Sergeant.

During the Korean War, he was sent to Japan to help repair helicopters for 14 months. He then went on to serve in 1954 on an aircraft carrier near the Bikini Atoll where new hydrogen bomb sites were formed and being tested. He retired from active duty on July 1, 1962. Bill spent the next 10 years in inactive reserves before leaving the Marine Corps.

Mr. William Boldoser and his wife had a daughter Patricia Steinberg who now has a family of her own with her husband Lowell and children Sarah and Daniel.

He passed on November 15, 2019.

Erected 2022 by American Legion Post 421 • Collin Anderson.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold

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• War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1923.

Location. 40° 10.613′ N, 77° 23.921′ W. Memorial is in Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on Little League Avenue south of Shepherd Road, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is at the pavilion behind American Legion Post 421. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 28 Shepherd Rd, Newville PA 17241, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam P.O.W.-M.I.A. Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Laughlin Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Big Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Big Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Denning (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First National Bank of Newville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newville War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Newville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Also see . . . Collin Anderson honors legacy of WWII Veteran Bill Boldosser with Eagle Scout project. Since 2019, the Newville American Legion has been looking to properly dedicate a memorial to longtime member and World

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2024

2. William Boldosser Memorial

War II veteran William Boldosser. The vision came to fruition earlier this month with the unveiling of a memorial completed as part of Collin Anderson’s Eagle Scout project. (Denise Bonura, The Valley Times-Star, Nov. 22, 2022) (Submitted on October 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Eagle Scout Project stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2024

3. Eagle Scout Project stone

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.