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HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF CPL. RALPH SARRATT BOUGHMAN
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HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER
of tennessee
in the house of representatives
Friday, October 8, 2021
Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the life and service of Cpl. Ralph Sarratt Boughman. Ralph was born on April 19, 1929, and passed away on December 2, 1950. He grew up on the family farm one of ten children born to J.Q. and Grace Laxton Boughman near Santuc, South Carolina. As a young man he helped with chores around the farm. In his spare time, he roamed those 180 acres hunting, fishing, and enjoying nature.
On August 10, 1948, he joined the U.S. Army. He was 19 years old when he was inducted at Ft. Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina and was stationed there from August 16, 1948, through November 2, 1948, taking basic training. Boughman was stationed in Japan for around a year and then was transferred to Korea.
Boughman was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. During the Korean War he was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. He was presumed dead on Dec. 21, 1953. He received the Purple Heart, the Army of Occupation Medal with Japan clasp, the Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars and the Presidential Unit Citation with one Gold Star-Navy.
On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, believed to contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on August 1, 2018, and were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification. Boughman's remains were accounted for on April 20, 2020. His late mother's prayers for the next twenty-five years of her life was to ask God to ``bring Ralph home with the other boys.'' Ralph's sister, Pansy Bourne, who turned 90 on September 29, 2021 continued those prayers until he came home.
Madam Speaker, Cpl. Ralph Sarratt Boughman, faithfully served his country and is finally home in his resting place in Union, South Carolina as of May 11, 2020. I proudly honor his legacy and service.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 178
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