Medal of Honor: Joel Thompson Boone

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

MEDAL OF HONOR: JOEL THOMPSON BOONE Medal of Honor Series Our "Medal of Honor" series explores the stories behind the courageous Pennsylvania veterans who have been awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor for their exemplary service in the United States military. In this entry, we recognize the achievements of Joel Thompson Boone, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 19, 1918. Joel Thompson Boone was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions taken on July 19, 1918. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Boone received the Army's Distinguished Service Cross and was awarded the Silver Star six times. These awards made Boone the most highly decorated medical officer in the history of the United States armed services. Boone was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania on August 29, 1889 and graduated in June 1913 from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. The following year he was commissioned a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Naval Reserve. For extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry, and intrepidity while serving with the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy, on July 19, 1918, southeast of Vierzy, France, near the cemetery, and on the road south from that town. With absolute disregard for personal safety, ever conscious and mindful of the suffering fallen, Surgeon Boone, leaving the shelter of a ravine, went forward onto the open field where there was no protection and despite the extreme enemy fire of all calibers, through a heavy mist of gas, applied dressings and first aid to wounded marines. When the dressings and supplies had been exhausted, he went through a heavy barrage of large-caliber shells, both high explosive and gas, to replenish these supplies. He returned quickly with a sidecar load, and administered them in saving the lives of the wounded. A second trip, under the same conditions and for the same purpose, was made by Surgeon Boone later that day. Boone remained in the Navy after the First World War and served during the Second World War and the Korean War. He was one of the few individuals to have served in all three conflicts. Vice Admiral Boone died in 1974 in Washington, D.C. and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

NPRC) VIP List, 2009
Description of document: National Archives National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) VIP list, 2009 Requested date: December 2007 Released date: March 2008 Posted date: 04-January-2010 Source of document: National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Note: NPRC staff has compiled a list of prominent persons whose military records files they hold. They call this their VIP Listing. You can ask for a copy of any of these files simply by submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to the address above. The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information provided on the governmentattic.org web site or in this file. The public records published on the site were obtained from government agencies using proper legal channels. Each document is identified as to the source. Any concerns about the contents of the site should be directed to the agency originating the document in question. GovernmentAttic.org is not responsible for the contents of documents published on the website.
[Show full text]
Scoop JAN a Successful Toys for Tots Drive Accomplished
Preserving and Promoting the Time Honored Traditions Of Our Beloved Marine Corps Now and Forever! Semper Fidelis JAN A Successful Toys for Tots Drive Accomplished It was a busy season for Toys for Tots. Many events were key to this year’s drive. Going to Picatinny to pick up boxes and posters and setting up the drop sites just for a start. The Toys for Tots train stop in Rochelle Park followed by the Walter Nightingale American Legion Post 57 Toys for Tots pancake breakfast were two events that made SVC Visits Santa the season bright as well. Of course the annual AppleBee's Breakfast with Santa! 2017 Applebee’s out did themselves again. Pete Arvidson, Vince Montagna and Ed Ebel Warriors attended an event and left with a full belly and contributing to a bundle of money. Ed and Joy went shopping Scoopthis issue with that donation as per the request of the FOB. Tim stepped up at work collecting toys Tim Daudelin from St. Joe’s. Students from the EECLC of Carlos Poole Ho-Ho-Kus took a bus ride to the Legion post Dan Hoffmann in Waldwick with toy donations to drop off. In Dennis Vera all a wonderful and successful Toys for Tots Albert Paul Ed Ebel season. Thank you to all who took part! Ebel Elves Hard at Work Many Thanks for your Contribution SEMPER FI Tons of Toys St Joes Lends a Hand The Warrior Committee Contact-Tim [email protected] DETACHMENT LEADERSHIP COMMANDANT CARLOS POOLE OFFICER CONTACT OFFICER CONTACT Commandant Carlos Poole 551-486-7757 Adjutant Dennis Vera 917-494-3179 Senior Vice Commandant Albert Paul 201-218-2327 Paymaster Michael Apricena 201-996-1613 Junior Vice Commandant Ed Ebel 201-314-2814 Chaplain Vince Montagna 201-290-4174 Judge Advocate Dan Hoffmann 201-741-5242 Sgt at Arms Pete Arvidson 973-794-6439 LCpl.
[Show full text]
The Soldier and the Cigarette: 1918-1986
The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Dissertations Spring 5-1-2015 The Soldier and the Cigarette: 1918-1986 Joel Richard Bius University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations Part of the Military History Commons, and the Political History Commons Recommended Citation Bius, Joel Richard, "The Soldier and the Cigarette: 1918-1986" (2015). Dissertations. 63. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/63 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of Southern Mississippi THE SOLDIER AND THE CIGARETTE: 1918–1986 by Joel Richard Bius Abstract of a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2015 ABSTRACT THE SOLDIER AND THE CIGARETTE 1918–1986 by Joel Richard Bius May 2015 The military-industrial complex has been the topic of intense conversation among historians since President Dwight Eisenhower first gave the phrase life in January 1961. The term typically conjures up images of massive weapons procurement programs, but it also ironically involved one of the world’s most highly-engineered consumer products, the manufactured cigarette. “The Soldier and the Cigarette: 1918–1986” describes the unique, often comfortable, yet sometimes controversial relationships among the military, the cigarette industry, and tobaccoland politicians. The dissertation argues that the federal government’s first cigarette warning in 1964 changed a relationship between soldiers and cigarettes that the Army had fostered for almost half a century.
[Show full text]
NAVY MEDICINE May-June 2001 Surgeon General of the ~Ny ~BUMED NAVY MEDICINE VADM Richard A
NAVY MEDICINE May-June 2001 Surgeon General of the ~ny ~BUMED NAVY MEDICINE VADM Richard A. Nelson, MC, USN Vol. 92, No. 3 May-June 2001 Deputy Surgeon General Deputy Chief, BUMED RDML Donald C. Arthur, ~C. US~ Department Rounds Editor 1 New Laser Vision Center Opens at NNMC Jan Kenneth Herman LCDR Ed Austin, USN Assistant Editor Features Janice Marie Hores 3 New Medical Department Flag Selections Book Re\iew Editor 6 NAMRU-3 and the 1967 Egyptian-Israeli Conflict LTY.H.Aboul-Enein, MSC, USN CAPT Donald C. Kent, MC, USN (Ret.) 10 "Navy Medicine at Normandy" Release JK.Herman 12 Patient and Rescuer .\:~IT MEDICI.\£. Vol. 92. ;>;o. 3 (ISS~ OS95-8~11 USPS 316-070) is pubhshed bimonthly b) the John F Fenwick, Jr. Department ofthe :"a')· Bureau of~tedicine and SurgCI) (<,tEI).{)')HI. \\a..hmgton. DC ~03n-5JOO . Periodzc-al postage pa1d at \\ashington. DC. 21 Disaster Relief and the Navy Entomologist POSP.\IASTER: Send address changes to ;>;a,y LCDR David M Claborn, MSC, USN Medzcme. Bureau of ~tedicine and Surgery. AlTS; MED-0911. 2300 E Street :'•iW, Washington. DC 20372- 5300. 24 Birth of the Helo Deck POLICY: Sa')' .\fedzcme is the official publication VADMJoelT Boone, MC, USN of the :"a\> !\.tedical Deparunent. It is intended for ~tedzcal Department personnel and contains professtonal mformation relati'e to medzctne, denlistf>. Book Review and the alhed health sciences. Opmions expressed are 28 The President's Doctor: An Insider's View of those of the author.. and do not necessanly represent the official position ofthe Department of the :"a'), the Three First Families Bureau of Medzcine and Surgery.
[Show full text]
Military Collection Xii. World War Ii Papers, 1939 – 1947 Ii
MILITARY COLLECTION XII. WORLD WAR II PAPERS, 1939 – 1947 II. COUNTY WAR RECORDS Box No. Contents [originally “WAR-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTIES”] Records contributed by county collectors, including scrapbooks compiled by the collectors, schoolchildren, and patriotic societies; local publications; soldiers’ letters; questionnaires concerning servicemen; lists of servicemen; photographs; reports of war-related activities in each county; newspapers and clippings; personal papers of servicemen; and miscellaneous. Box No. Contents 1 Alamance Publications: Alamance County Farm Facts, October 1944 issue The Faircrafters, weekly newsletter of the Fairchild Aviation Corporation plant in Burlington, eighty-two issues: February 19, 1943-September 22, 1944 Scrapbooks: Hillcrest Avenue School, Burlington Battle of Alamance Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Burlington Unidentified 2 Alexander Publications: Program: Alexander County Homecoming and Centennial Celebration, 1947 (contains lists of veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II) The Tar Heel Woman, seven issues: January, February, April, June, October 1944, February, April 1945 Alleghany List of servicemen Newspaper clippings Servicemen’s questionnaires: Andrews, Claude W. (includes photograph) MILITARY COLLECTION XII. WORLD WAR II PAPERS, 1939 – 1947 II. COUNTY WAR RECORDS Box No. Contents 2 (cont.) Andrews, Wood McHenry Barker, James C. Barker, Major V. Bryan, Kyle Burnice Childers, James K. Duncan, Robert Britt Edwards, Charles T., Jr. (includes photograph) Harless, Grant McKinley Harless, Grant McKinley, Jr. Hash, Wayne L. Hendrix, Elmer A. Hendrix, Howard W. Hendrix, Vaughn B. Irwin, Bowen A. Joines, Harrell Cheek Landreth, James Maynard Landreth, John Basil Mabe, Coy E. Miles, Oscar W. (includes photograph) Musgrove, Howard F. Osborne, Bruce W. (copy of letter to father re.
[Show full text]
Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: the Difficultiesosed P by Psychological Illness
Fordham Law Review Volume 79 Issue 3 Article 5 2010 Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: The Difficultiesosed P By Psychological Illness Robert E. Gilbert Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Robert E. Gilbert, Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: The Difficulties Posed By Psychological Illness, 79 Fordham L. Rev. 843 (2011). Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol79/iss3/5 This Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. It has been accepted for inclusion in Fordham Law Review by an authorized editor of FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY AND THE TWENTY- FIFTH AMENDMENT: THE DIFFICULTIES POSED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESS Robert E. Gilbert* INTRODUCTION History tells us that Presidents do more than win nominations and elections. They even do more than govern. They also do many of the same things that non-presidents do. They are energized and they become weary, they succeed and they fail, they rejoice and they mourn, they become sick and they die. The Framers of the Constitution surely knew that the latter would be the case. All of them lived in states that had governors, and some of those governors had gotten sick and had died. So they realized only too well that the same fate would befall Presidents. After deciding that the United States would have a President, and only one President, and after deciding how the President would be elected and some of the powers he would be given, the Framers turned their attention to the problems of presidential disability, death, and succession—but they did so toward the end of the Constitutional Convention, when they were tired and anxious to go home.
[Show full text]
Data Sheet #22 S H S Named in Honor of United States Marines And
Data Sheet #22 S hÿs Named in Honor of United States Marines and Members of Other Services Servinÿ with the Marines This list builds on a compilation of work done by USCS members Paul Nitehman and Alvin Eckert dated 15 October 2000. This version was compiled in February 2007 by: Glenn L. Smith Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy (Retired) 3571 Orrstown Road Orrstown, PA 17244 Main resources used included: • DictionatT of Naval Fighting Ships, o Naval Vessels Register, o Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks, published by the Universal Cancellation Society, Fifth Edition, 1997, with Addenda and Corrigenda, November 2001, • Edson's Raiders; The 1ÿt Marine Raider Battalion in World War 11, Joseph H. Alexander, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2001, • Wikpedia, the online encyclopedia, • and other on-line resources. The purpose of this list is to honor and commemorate the extraordinary service to the nation of the United States Marine Corps. Permission is granted by the compiler to use this list in any way, including publication, which further honors The Corps. Expression of Appreciation: Sincere appreciation is owed to Alvin Eckert for generously sharing his work, in collaboration with Paul Nitehman, dated 15 October 2000 (commonly known as USCS Data Sheet #22). That extensive work was critical in validating and correcting this work. Excellent advice and corrections were also received from Bob Rawlings and Wayne Hassell, for which gratitude is expressed. Responsibility: Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Where discrepancies were found, the citation was cross referenced and resolved to the satisfaction of the compiler.
[Show full text]
Living Life Through a Farragut Lens
A PUBLICATION FOR THE ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ACADEMY COMMUNITY SPRING 2019 Living Life Through a Farragut Lens Joseph Zolfo, Class of 1986N, Film and Television Producer Cover Photo Successful TV and film producer Joseph Zolfo ‘86N on the set of CBS’s God Friended Me. Full story on page 23. Board of Directors Chairman - Christian Wagner ‘82N This Page Several boarding students fish at the waterfront while Vice Chairman - Art Musicaro ‘73N the sun sets on Farragut Hall. Secretary - Garrett Gummer ‘72N Keith “Jake” Jacobus CAPT David Arms USNR (Ret) ‘61S Ashley Patterson Beaty ‘02 Gary Damkoehler Mike Hajek ‘80S Mike Harris ‘87S Mirella James, Esq. George Kinemond ‘66N COL William Roberti USA (Ret) Dr. Jean-Francois Rossignol, Ph.D., M.D. Matt Sokolowski ‘92S Dr. Tonjua Williams, Ph.D. Robert J. Fine, Jr. (Ex-Officio) - Headmaster Honorary Directors Don Schreiber ‘46N Gen Leon Salomon USA (RET) Lifetime Directors George J. Michel, Jr. ‘49S Richard Wheeler Claudia Sokolowski Robert Klingel Foundation Board of Trustees President - Michael Kolchin ‘61N Vice President - Robert Matthies ‘67N Secretary - John Jacobs ‘82N Treasurer - Tony Pemble Andy Aldi ‘65N Ashley Patterson Beaty ‘02 Elliott Elbaz ‘87S Robert J. Fine, Jr. David Lipsky ‘75N Tom Miller ‘73N Art Musicaro ‘73N Jyri Palm ‘87S Christian Wagner ‘82N David Yoho ‘68N Jeff Grossman ‘66N George Hamilton ‘18 Evan Schlifstein ‘19 Valentina Fornaro Galliano ‘19 Honorary Trustees George J. Michel, Jr. ‘49S Don Schreiber ‘46N Richard Wheeler 1 www.farragut.org Reveille Spring 2019 2 table of contents
[Show full text]
PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY and the TWENTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT 109 (Kenneth W
PRESIDENTIAL DISABILITY AND THE TWENTY- FIFTH AMENDMENT: THE DIFFICULTIES POSED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESS Robert E. Gilbert* INTRODUCTION History tells us that Presidents do more than win nominations and elections. They even do more than govern. They also do many of the same things that non-presidents do. They are energized and they become weary, they succeed and they fail, they rejoice and they mourn, they become sick and they die. The Framers of the Constitution surely knew that the latter would be the case. All of them lived in states that had governors, and some of those governors had gotten sick and had died. So they realized only too well that the same fate would befall Presidents. After deciding that the United States would have a President, and only one President, and after deciding how the President would be elected and some of the powers he would be given, the Framers turned their attention to the problems of presidential disability, death, and succession—but they did so toward the end of the Constitutional Convention, when they were tired and anxious to go home. In September 1787, they inserted the following clause into the draft Constitution: “[I]n case of [the President’s] removal as aforesaid, death, absence, resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the vice-president shall exercise those powers and duties until another President be chosen, or until the inability of the President be removed.”1 A few days later, however, the draft constitution went to the Committee of Style for polishing, and this particular provision came back to the Framers in a quite different form.
[Show full text]
Chapter 10 TACTICAL FIELD SKILLS for the MILITARY PHYSICIAN
Tactical Field Skills for the Military Physician Chapter 10 TACTICAL FIELD SKILLS FOR THE MILITARY PHYSICIAN SEAN MULVANEY, MD,* and TONY S. KIM, MD† INTRODUCTION THE PROBLEM AND NEED FOR TRAINING SHOOT Weapons Training Combatives MOVE Principles of Navigation Driving Military Vehicles Convoy Operations Personal Equipment and Moving COMMUNICATE ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL MEDICAL TRAINING Flight Medicine Dive Medicine Airborne Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Military Bearing Medical Evacuation and Mass Casualty Planning and Training Preventive Medicine Operational and Intelligence Briefings Time Management SUMMARY *Colonel (Retired), Medical Corps, US Army; Associate Professor, Department of Military & Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland †Colonel, Medical Corps, US Air Force; Assistant Professor, Department of Military & Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 153 Fundamentals of Military Medicine INTRODUCTION There are two compelling reasons for military phy- skills must be performed, and becoming proficient in sicians to learn and hone the basics of military combat them takes time, in some cases years. Although these skills. The first is that the physician must never be a skills may never be used in combat, they are worth liability for the supported unit. The second is that by learning and will increase the physician’s ability to fundamentally understanding the demands of the both care for and relate to patients. Although the easi- unit’s mission-essential tasks, the physician is better est time to learn these skills is early in one’s career, it able to interpret injury patterns and set reasonable is never too late to begin and it is always appropriate return-to-duty requirements and limitations.
[Show full text]
Palm Er Lake Vfw Post #3915
PALMER LAKE VFW POST #3915 | Issue 2020-04 1 PALMER LAKE VFW POST #3915 Congrat ulat ions t o: Scot t Hanson 7t h Dist rict Com m ander and Francesca "Frankie" Bill Depart m ent w w w.palm erlakevfw.org Auxiliary President NO ONE DOES MORE FOR VETERANS IN THIS ISSUE Auxiliary News St aying Safe The latest from our Auxiliary President Page 2 By Commander Jarrod McReynolds Prayer Corner Page 3 Comrades is your membership number and your last name. Community Service Page 3 Membership Page 4 I hope that this I encourage you all to test out Zoom and install the Newsletter is finding software on your computer, phone or tablet prior Youth Activities Page 4 you all Safe and doing to the members meeting to ensure you are able to Honor Guard Page 4 well. If you are get connected. Please also keep in mind that this Safety Page 5 experiencing any will be something new for all of us involved so issues during this period I urge you to reach out so have patience as we work through this as a team. Other Stuff Page 5 that we can assist, the VFW is a family and family The Cootie Corner Page 5 As some of you may have noticed our website has takes care of each other. Veterans Issues Page 6 taken on a significant change. This new site is tied While the Club is closed due to COVID-19 the VFW into District, Department and Nationals sites, and Legislation Page 8 is still open and operating.
[Show full text]
Summer 2009 Arrowhead Newsletter
Arrowhead • Summer 2009 1 Arrowhead Summer 2009 • Vol. 16 • No. 3 The Newsletter of the Employees & Alumni Association of the National Park Service Published By Eastern National Zion NP Observes 100-Year Fee parks as free parks? Anniversary of Park’s Establishment ast spring, the National Park LService, with support and n July 31, approximately 300 visi- encouragement from Interior Secre- Otors and invited guests gathered at tary Ken Salazar, decided to adopt the old Grotto Museum building in Zion three fee-free weekends in the sum- Canyon to observe the 100th anniver- mer of 2009. We began on Father’s sary of Zion NP, which dates its origin Day weekend and concluded with from its establishment as Mukuntuweap the August 15-16 weekend during NM on July 31, 1909. Zion NP Supt. which President Obama and his Jock Whitworth served as the master of family visited Yellowstone and ceremonies, and speakers included Laura Grand Canyon national parks. Joss, acting Intermountain Region The fee-free weekends were a deputy regional director; J.L. Crawford, gift of the Park Service to America’s a 95-year-old former Zion NP ranger, people in troubled times. We know and state and local officials. well how national park experiences The event included recognition of the benefit physical and mental health; recent designation of 84 percent of the we understand that a park visit can park as the Zion Wilderness and designa- lift spirits as it fills minds. We knew tion of the Virgin River and many of its our plan could potentially trim tributaries as a Wild and Scenic River—the entry-fee revenues nationally by a NPS million dollars a day, but we decid- GUESTS LISTEN TO SPEAKERS at the Zion NP centennial ceremony on July 31.
[Show full text]