BIOGRAPHIES:  William BOORMAN, Cumberland Township, Barron County, WI

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William Boorman, expert cheese maker for the Star Cheese Co., of Section 10,
Cumberland Township, and veteran of the World War, was born March 7, 1896, the
son of John and Emma (Hocumson) Boorman. He attended the district schools of
Barron County, learned farming from his father, and worked on the home farm
for a while. He was but seventeen when he started working in lumber camps as 
a cook for Rice Lake Lumber Co. On April 28, 1918, he was inducted into the
United States service. After fourteen days at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., he
was transferred to Camp Robertson, Sparta, Wis., where he trained with the
332nd Field Artillery of the 86th Division. July 28, his unit was moved to
Camp Mills, Long Island, for overseas equipment. He sailed Aug. 1 and landed
in Liverpool, England, Aug. 14. Then he went to Southampton, crossed the
Channel to La Havre, and from there went to southern France. At Keel he was
taken to a hospital for an operation. Upon his recovery he joined his outfit
at Bordeaux, and arrived in the United States Feb. 22, 1919. He was discharged
at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., Feb. 28, 1919. After a short rest, he cooked
for a while for the Apple River Milling Co. In the fall of 1920, he took the
dairy course at the University of Wisconsin, and graduated in 1921. For a time
he operated a factory in Eldorado, Wis. Since June 3, 1921, he has been
operating the cheese factory of the Star Cheese Co. He is an expert in his
line and the factory is prospering under his management. Mr. Boorman is a most
estimable young man, highly esteemed throughout the community, and especially
popular with the young people. With an excellent record already made, his
friends predict for him a still more successful future.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg.  320.