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2Lt Richard Dean Dosch

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2Lt Richard Dean Dosch Veteran

Birth
Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
Death
24 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
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Sec. Lt. Richard D. Dosch, 21, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Dosch, 2814 Indiana, Ave., was killed in action June, 24, in the North African theater, according to work received by his parents from the War Department.

Lieutenant Dosch, husband of the former Delores Daniels, Daughter of Mrs. Leona Daniels, was a bombardier on a Liberator bomber. He was married May 5, and went overseas June 1, 1944.

He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in January, 1942, and was commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded the wings of a bombardier at Big Springs, Tex., Dec. 24, 1943. He also received training at the University of Alabama.

He was graduated from the South Side High School and was in the General Electric Apprentice School at the time he enlisted. He was a member of the West Creighton Ave. Christian Church.

The parents, the wife, and a sister, Mrs. James D. Weaver, of Alamogorda, N.M. survive. His brother-in-law also is a lieutenant and a bombardier."Lost in the Adriatic Sea"
This marker is for memorial purposes only.
Sec. Lt. Richard D. Dosch, 21, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Dosch, 2814 Indiana, Ave., was killed in action June, 24, in the North African theater, according to work received by his parents from the War Department.

Lieutenant Dosch, husband of the former Delores Daniels, Daughter of Mrs. Leona Daniels, was a bombardier on a Liberator bomber. He was married May 5, and went overseas June 1, 1944.

He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in January, 1942, and was commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded the wings of a bombardier at Big Springs, Tex., Dec. 24, 1943. He also received training at the University of Alabama.

He was graduated from the South Side High School and was in the General Electric Apprentice School at the time he enlisted. He was a member of the West Creighton Ave. Christian Church.

The parents, the wife, and a sister, Mrs. James D. Weaver, of Alamogorda, N.M. survive. His brother-in-law also is a lieutenant and a bombardier."Lost in the Adriatic Sea"
This marker is for memorial purposes only.

Inscription

2 LT 759 BOMB SQ 459 BOMB GP (H) INDIANA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Indiana.



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  • Maintained by: Scott Bowmar
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56308334/richard_dean-dosch: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Richard Dean Dosch (2 May 1923–24 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56308334, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Scott Bowmar (contributor 49167477).