Wilmer Alton Boothe, Sr.

1927 - 1959  (32 years)

• Name	Wilmer Alton Boothe
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	31 Jan 1927	Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Dec 1959	Soul, Soul-T'ukpyolsi, South Korea   [2]
  	Cause: self inflicted gunshot wound
  Person ID	I17469	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family	Mary Alice Crane
  Children	1. Wilmer Alton Boothe, Jr.   2. Roger Lee Boothe
  Family ID	F7519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1927 - Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Charleston Daily Mail, 4 January 1960 W. Va. Soldier Kills Himself SEOUL - M. Sgt. Wilmer A. Booth of Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, W.Va. apparently shot and killed himself with a pistol, the Army reported today. The Army said Booth's body was found in a shower room in the 1st Cavalry Division area in Seoul on Dec. 31. The soldier had been shot behind the right car, and a .45 caliber pistol with one bullet fired was found under the body. The Army said there was no suicide note and no indication of foul play.

  
  

• Sources

  [S565] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 23, page 143 (Reliability: 3). [S871] Obituary: The Charleston Daily Mail.