Pfc. Edward A. Boyles

Pfc. Edward A. Boyles, 32, husband of Mrs. Kathryn L. Boyles of Meadville, was killed in action January 15, 1945, in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.

Word of Private Boyles' death reached his wife on February 19, 1945 - the day he would have been 32 years old.  The former Keystone Ordnance Works employee first was listed as missing in action January 15, 1945.  Later, he was reported killed that day, while he was serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, of General Hodges' 1st Army.  He was sent overseas in July, 1944, and saw combat in France, Germany and Belgium.

A former employee of Talon, Inc. and Keystone Ordnance Works, Private Boyles is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kathryn and two children, Joan, 7, and Gary, 4.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was originally in Henri Chapelle Military Cemetery at Eupen, Belgium.  In December of 1947, his remains were shipped home to Crawford County and interred in Blooming Valley Cemetery.