Remo Bosia
Author
1905 – 1990
Who was Remo Bosia?
Remo Bosia was an American soldier and author of the memoir The General and I. 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 operating a motel. The multi-talented Bosia also composed several songs and painted landscapes which were exhibited locally. He died in 1990.
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- Born
- Nov 6, 1905
Madera - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Italy
- Died
- 1990
San Carlos
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on July 23, 2013
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