Edgar J. Boschult was from Lincoln, Nebraska and the husband of Ineze K. Boschult.  He had six sisters, Mrs. A.G. Borchers, Mrs. John Schluntz, Mrs. C. Lester Johnson, Miss Loretta Boschult, Mrs. W.C. Meierhenry and Mrs. Roland Wachter.  He also had two brothers, Wilbur and Elmer.  Edgar and Ineze lived at 1340 J Street in Lincoln.  Edgar graduated from the Arlington High School in 1916.  Shotly afterwards, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served throughout the First World War.  After the war, he earned a Bachelors Degree in chemical engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1923 as well as a Masters Degree in science the following year.  In 1930 he completed a Doctorate in chemistry at the same university.  Edgar had also joined the Army Reserve shortly after WWI and was commissioned an officer.  He was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian church, the Masonic lodge, the American Legion, and other civic organizations.  

In 1940, Edgar was working as an assistant purchasing agent for the University of Nebraska when he was called back to active duty.  By this point, he had reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was given command of the 76th Field Artillery Battalion in July of 1942, which shipped to Europe in July of 1944.  By early November 1944, the Battalion was near Zweifall in Germany, acting in support of the 28th Division. On the morning of 8 November, Edgar was aggressively pushing reconnaissance forward when his jeep hit a series of German Tellermines, killing him instantly.  He was 45 years old.  He was posthumously awarded the French Croix de la Guerre

Information from 
The Lincoln Star (23 September 1940, 21 November 1944, and 3 December 1944) and the Nebraska State Journal 24 September 1940, all courtesy of Erwin Derhaag as well as this article on the field movements of the 76th Field Artillery Batallion