George Lloyd Bolinger was born in 1893. His parents are Emerson R. & Laura C. Bolinger. George had married Laura (Stinfelfer) of Martel in August of 1918. He was employed in Martel as a telegraph operator.

George L. Bolinger entered service and left for Camp Merrit, New Jersey, on 24 June 1918. He then sailed for Europe on 3 September 1918. He departed Brooklyn, New York, aboard the Ajax. He was at that time assigned to B Company, 336th Infantry Regiment, 84th Division “Railsplitters.”

While in France he was stationed at LaMons, and working with Company F, 1st Provential Regiment.
PFC George L. Bolinger died of pneumonia on 9 March 1919. He was temporarily buried in St. Malo, France and then in an American Cemetery in Lambezellec, Finistere, France. On 5 June 1920, his remains were once again disinterred and shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the U.S.S. Mercury (ID 3012), arriving on 6 June 1920. His remains then arrived back in Marion County for final rest on 10 July 1920.
PFC George L. Bolinger is buried in the Claridon Cemetery, Marion, Ohio.

George L. Bolinger is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; and on the World War One Honor Roll, located on the second floor of the Marion County Courthouse.