Walter G. Boutto
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Walter G. Boutto
Mr. Boutto inducted into the Army on May 25, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Togo, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and light machine gunner with Company C of the 354th Infantry Regiment, and 89th Infantry Division in Rhineland and Central Europe.
He received the following: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and two overseas service bars.
Mr. Boutto was honorably discharged on April 9, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 42.
