Remo Bosia
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Remo Bosia was an American
soldier and author
of the memoir The General and I (New York: Phaedra, 1971) http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SC=Author&SA=Bosia%2C%20Remo%2E&PID=MYxSpwEC8tQBsHMyPYNi4oAwpsI&BROWSE=1&HC=1&SID=2. 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 Italian-American, Remo 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 operation a motel. The multi-talented Bosia also composed several songs and painted landscapes which were exhibited locally. He died in 1989. http://books.google.com/books?id=o0ygUwzLqTsC&pg=PA290&dq=remo+bosia&cd=1#v=onepage&q=remo%20bosia&f=false
United States
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soldier and author
Author
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of the memoir The General and I (New York: Phaedra, 1971) http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SC=Author&SA=Bosia%2C%20Remo%2E&PID=MYxSpwEC8tQBsHMyPYNi4oAwpsI&BROWSE=1&HC=1&SID=2. He spent the years of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in court-martial proceedings after attempting to enlist in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. His book talks about how he felt personally singled out by General John L. DeWitt
John L. DeWitt
John Lesesne DeWitt was a general in the United States Army, best known for his vocal support of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II....
An Italian-American, Remo 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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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 operation a motel. The multi-talented Bosia also composed several songs and painted landscapes which were exhibited locally. He died in 1989. http://books.google.com/books?id=o0ygUwzLqTsC&pg=PA290&dq=remo+bosia&cd=1#v=onepage&q=remo%20bosia&f=false
Sources
- US Library of Congress catalog
- Unknown Internment by Stephen Fox (author/educator)Stephen Fox (author/educator)Stephen Fox is an author and emeritus professor of history at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.He wrote, The Unknown Internment: An Oral History of the Relocation of Italian Americans during World War II ISBN 0805791086. Published in 1990, the work describes World War II US...