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Remo Bosia

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Remo Bosia
Private Remo Bosia
Private Remo Bosia
Born(1905-11-06)November 6, 1905
Madera, California
United States
DiedAugust 19, 1990(1990-08-19) (aged 84)
San Carlos, California
United States
OccupationJournalist; Pilot; Jeweler; Writer
SpouseMarcella Bosia
ChildrenSandra Bugna-Erle
RelativesRosann-McWherter, Elana Davidson, Danee Mitchell & Tony Bugna (grandchildren)

Remo Bosia (1905-1990) was an American soldier and writer of the memoir The General and I (New York: Phaedra, 1971) [1]. He spent the years of World War II in court-martial proceedings after attempting to enlist in the United States Army. His book talks about how he felt personally singled out by General John L. DeWitt.

An American of Italian descent, Bosia was born in Madera, California, and moved to Europe at age six with his parents. As a young man, he returned to the United States, where he worked as a stunt pilot and then as a writer and translator for San Francisco's Italian-American newspaper, L'Italia. After his World War II travails, described in his book The General and I, Bosia opened a jewelry store, which he ran until his retirement, at which time he began operating a motel. The multi-talented Bosia also composed several songs and painted landscapes, which were exhibited locally.[2]

Sources

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  • US Library of Congress catalog
  • Unknown Internment by Stephen Fox (author/educator)