Biographies: Paul H. BOORTZ, Sumner Township, Barron Co., WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Victor Gulickson 29 March 1999 ==================================================================== Paul H. Boortz, an active young farmer of Section 29, Sumner Township, is enrolled on the scrolls of honor of his country, having served six months with the American Expeditionary Force in France. He was born in a log cabin on his present place, Nov. 10, 1889, the son of Herman and Otilia (Kruger) Boortz, the pioneers. He attended the district schools, learned farming from his father, and was still a young boy when he began working out for neighbors. He has devoted his whole life, with the exception of his war service, to farm pursuits. In company with his brother, Otto, he operates the old homestead of 80 acres in Section 29, Sumner Township, and in addition to this, the two own another eighty in Section 30. The subject of this sketch is a leader among the young people of the neighborhood, and is well liked by all who know him. He takes pride in the appearance of the farm, which has been in the family so many years, and he has watched with interest the growth of the county since his early boyhood. He is a good farmer, believes in following the latest methods, and is just getting a good start in life. He takes his part in public affairs, and, like his brother, is a stockholder in the Farmers' Co-operative Shipping Association at Canton. He was inducted into the United States service April 2, 1918, and was sent for training to Fort Warden, Washington. He was equipped for overseas duty at Camp Mills, New York, and sailed for France, Aug. 19, 1918, arriving in that country on Sept. 1, 1918. He was there six months with Battery B, 69th Regiment Field Artillery. He sailed for the States Feb. 4, 1919, and was discharged at Camp Grant, March 8, 1919, after which he returned home. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 724