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William A. Boldt
Abt 1895 - 1918 (~ 23 years)-
Name William A. Boldt Born Abt 1895 New York 
Gender Male Died 1 Oct 1918 France Buried Est 2 Oct 1918 Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France Person ID I3 Boldt Last Modified 15 Oct 2018
Father Julius Carl Boldt, b. 27 Jun 1857, Germany , d. 23 Oct 1941, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (Age 84 years) Mother Barbara Dirschel, b. Abt 1866, Germany Married 14 Mar 1888 Buffalo, Erie, New York Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - Abt 1895 - New York 
Died - 1 Oct 1918 - France = Link to Google Earth
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Russell, Manitoba, Canada WWI War Memorial
The monument was unveiled on 22 June 1922 in the town of Russell.
William A. Boldt is listed on the Monument (see highlight on photo).
Database of War Dead identified on the Monument includes:
William A. Boldt, Railway Clerk, died 1 Oct 1918
Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry, US Army
source: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/russellwarmemorial.shtml
Documents 
1916 Canada census for William Boldt
Russell, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada
A Lodger in the Miller household:
Boldt, William, lodger, single, 21y old, born New York USA, Presbyterian,
immigrated to Canada 1903, Naturalized, ethnicity German, Railway Clerk for CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway)
note: William presumable crossed the border into Minnesota in 1917 and enlisted in the American Army.
Since William is listed as single in the 1916 census (taken 1 Jun 1916) and enlists in June 1917, he was almost certainly not married and did not have any children. No record of a marriage has been located for William.
note: William's father: Carl Julius Boldt, is listed in the 1916 census in the town of Shoal Lake, Manitoba. The two towns are about 75km apart
source: www.ancestry.com
1917 US Army WWI Transport Passenger List
Enlisted Men of Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry
outgoing to Finland, dated 14 Jun 1917
Private William A. Boldt
source: www.ancestry.com
1921 Arlington National Cemetery interment card of William A. Boldt
William A. Boldt, Sergeant, military service number- 45240
Headquarters Company, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, WWI
Died 1 Oct 1918 in France.
Buried: Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France
grave #37, Plot 1, Sec. 105, #1232
Interment at Arlington National Cemetery:
3 Nov 1921, section: White Europ, grave 3845
note: a call to Arlington National Cemetery confirmed that William's remains were brought back from France and physically reinterred at Arlington.
source: www.ancestry.com
Headstones 
Headstone of William A. Boldt
Arlington National Cemetery
source: www.billiongraves.com