CPL Francis Harold Bosch (1918-1944)

CPL Francis Harold Bosch Veteran

Birth

1 Mar 1918

Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

4 Oct 1944 (aged 26)

Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Burial

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map

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CPL. Bosch, Francis Harold

Service number: 33136897

Age: 26

Born: March 1, 1918, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Hometown: Limeport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Family:

Charles Edward Bosch (father)

Julianna (nee Wirth) Bosch (mother)

Emil Schlener (fosterfather)

Walter Bosch (brother)

Charles Bosch (brother)

Edward Bosch (brother)

Rank: Corporal

Function: Gunner

Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C Company

Date of death: October 4, 1944

Status: Missing In Action

Place of death: Overloon, the Netherlands

Spot: Just north of boot-shaped woods, north of Overloon, the Netherlands

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Walls of the Missing

Cemetery:Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 2, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland

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CPL. Bosch, Francis Harold

Service number: 33136897

Age: 26

Born: March 1, 1918, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Hometown: Limeport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Family:

Charles Edward Bosch (father)

Julianna (nee Wirth) Bosch (mother)

Emil Schlener (fosterfather)

Walter Bosch (brother)

Charles Bosch (brother)

Edward Bosch (brother)

Rank: Corporal

Function: Gunner

Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C Company

Date of death: October 4, 1944

Status: Missing In Action

Place of death: Overloon, the Netherlands

Spot: Just north of boot-shaped woods, north of Overloon, the Netherlands

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Walls of the Missing

Cemetery:Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 2, 1942 at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland

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