Grave marker for Elmer S. Wooten and spouse in Morris Hill Cemetery,
Boise (Ada county), Idaho. An outdoorsman, the face of the stone
features a Jeep while the obverse shows his wife Betty waiting by a fire
with their dog "Dude" while Elmer and son are fly-fishing in the stream.
Elmer enlisted in the Army at Attica, IN
on 24 June 1944 and volunteered for parachutist duty.
On 23 April 1945, Pvt Wooten was
transferred from the 51st Reinforcement battalion to Hq 1st, 508th PIR.
Pfc Wooten re-enlisted on 5 December 1945 and was
discharged on 12 March 1948 |