COL US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
The following was contributed by Neil O'Connor:
04 Jul 1945, 3 - The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA obit
Col. Boone, Who Slapped Jap General in '37, Killed
Death in action has overtaken Col. Ronald A. Boone, 48—the hero of the "Shanghai incident" of 1937, in which he administered a much-needed and vigorous slap in the face to a Japanese general.
The marine corps colonel, probably the most colorful and world-known of Idaho soldiers, has had a spectacular career since his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Word of the former Twin Falls man's death was received here Tuesday by Hugh O. Boone, a brother. Julian Boone, New York City, did not give the date of death or any particulars.
Colonel Boon was serving with the intelligence department [four lines totally obscured in the scan]… last year from the colonel in January of this year. At that time he was in the Aleutian islands.
He told relatives that "things have come pretty close a couple of times, but I have never been hit."
Colonel Boone had many years' foreign duty to his credit, including extensive service in China. His role in the "Shanghai incident" of 1937 was later chronicled in Time magazine and won worldwide attetnion. The colonel, then a marine corps captain, startled Japan and one Jap general in particular by refusing to be cowed by already overbearing Jap force. He brought the general up short by a slapping his face.
After graduating Twin Falls high school in 1915, he attended the naval academy in Annapolis, and took his sea duty during World War I.
His contributions in World War II have been brilliant. At this time last year, he was attached to Admiral Halsey's fleet.
Surviving are his wife, who lives in Washington, D.C.; his father and two brothers, and two sisters.
WORLD WAR II
The following was contributed by Neil O'Connor:
04 Jul 1945, 3 - The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA obit
Col. Boone, Who Slapped Jap General in '37, Killed
Death in action has overtaken Col. Ronald A. Boone, 48—the hero of the "Shanghai incident" of 1937, in which he administered a much-needed and vigorous slap in the face to a Japanese general.
The marine corps colonel, probably the most colorful and world-known of Idaho soldiers, has had a spectacular career since his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Word of the former Twin Falls man's death was received here Tuesday by Hugh O. Boone, a brother. Julian Boone, New York City, did not give the date of death or any particulars.
Colonel Boon was serving with the intelligence department [four lines totally obscured in the scan]… last year from the colonel in January of this year. At that time he was in the Aleutian islands.
He told relatives that "things have come pretty close a couple of times, but I have never been hit."
Colonel Boone had many years' foreign duty to his credit, including extensive service in China. His role in the "Shanghai incident" of 1937 was later chronicled in Time magazine and won worldwide attetnion. The colonel, then a marine corps captain, startled Japan and one Jap general in particular by refusing to be cowed by already overbearing Jap force. He brought the general up short by a slapping his face.
After graduating Twin Falls high school in 1915, he attended the naval academy in Annapolis, and took his sea duty during World War I.
His contributions in World War II have been brilliant. At this time last year, he was attached to Admiral Halsey's fleet.
Surviving are his wife, who lives in Washington, D.C.; his father and two brothers, and two sisters.
COL US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
The following was contributed by Neil O'Connor:
04 Jul 1945, 3 - The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA obit
Col. Boone, Who Slapped Jap General in '37, Killed
Death in action has overtaken Col. Ronald A. Boone, 48—the hero of the "Shanghai incident" of 1937, in which he administered a much-needed and vigorous slap in the face to a Japanese general.
The marine corps colonel, probably the most colorful and world-known of Idaho soldiers, has had a spectacular career since his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Word of the former Twin Falls man's death was received here Tuesday by Hugh O. Boone, a brother. Julian Boone, New York City, did not give the date of death or any particulars.
Colonel Boon was serving with the intelligence department [four lines totally obscured in the scan]… last year from the colonel in January of this year. At that time he was in the Aleutian islands.
He told relatives that "things have come pretty close a couple of times, but I have never been hit."
Colonel Boone had many years' foreign duty to his credit, including extensive service in China. His role in the "Shanghai incident" of 1937 was later chronicled in Time magazine and won worldwide attetnion. The colonel, then a marine corps captain, startled Japan and one Jap general in particular by refusing to be cowed by already overbearing Jap force. He brought the general up short by a slapping his face.
After graduating Twin Falls high school in 1915, he attended the naval academy in Annapolis, and took his sea duty during World War I.
His contributions in World War II have been brilliant. At this time last year, he was attached to Admiral Halsey's fleet.
Surviving are his wife, who lives in Washington, D.C.; his father and two brothers, and two sisters.
WORLD WAR II
The following was contributed by Neil O'Connor:
04 Jul 1945, 3 - The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA obit
Col. Boone, Who Slapped Jap General in '37, Killed
Death in action has overtaken Col. Ronald A. Boone, 48—the hero of the "Shanghai incident" of 1937, in which he administered a much-needed and vigorous slap in the face to a Japanese general.
The marine corps colonel, probably the most colorful and world-known of Idaho soldiers, has had a spectacular career since his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Word of the former Twin Falls man's death was received here Tuesday by Hugh O. Boone, a brother. Julian Boone, New York City, did not give the date of death or any particulars.
Colonel Boon was serving with the intelligence department [four lines totally obscured in the scan]… last year from the colonel in January of this year. At that time he was in the Aleutian islands.
He told relatives that "things have come pretty close a couple of times, but I have never been hit."
Colonel Boone had many years' foreign duty to his credit, including extensive service in China. His role in the "Shanghai incident" of 1937 was later chronicled in Time magazine and won worldwide attetnion. The colonel, then a marine corps captain, startled Japan and one Jap general in particular by refusing to be cowed by already overbearing Jap force. He brought the general up short by a slapping his face.
After graduating Twin Falls high school in 1915, he attended the naval academy in Annapolis, and took his sea duty during World War I.
His contributions in World War II have been brilliant. At this time last year, he was attached to Admiral Halsey's fleet.
Surviving are his wife, who lives in Washington, D.C.; his father and two brothers, and two sisters.
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