- 1 9 3 2 ), ▁and ▁Bo als burg ▁Aut ob us ▁company ▁( 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 3 4 ). ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁France . ▁His ▁son ▁joined ▁the ▁caval ry ▁and ▁Bo al ▁organized ▁military ▁can te ens ▁and ▁don ated ▁to ▁French ▁hosp it als . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁Bo al ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁" Bo al ▁Tro op ", ▁a ▁horse - mount ed ▁machine ▁gun ▁unit ▁which ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Bo al ▁Tro op ▁was ▁re config ured ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁unit , ▁Company ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁Battalion , ▁and ▁deployed ▁to ▁France ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Bo al ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁General ▁Charles ▁M . ▁Clement ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁Major ▁General ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Mu ir ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 2 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁for ▁valor ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁with ▁gilt ▁star ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Arg onne ▁Forest ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁Mar ne ▁and ▁V es le ▁R ivers . ▁A ▁shr ine