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Joseph Correll Dortsch

World War II · US Navy · Petty Officer Third Class

Rank: Petty Officer Third Class
United States of America
U

S Navy Radioman

Timeline

Birth- Aug 13, 1924
Salt Lake City Utah
Birth- Aug 13, 1924

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Birth

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

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1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 21 years

Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy
Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Service Number
8846555
Aircraft Assignment
TBF/TBM Avenger "radioman" - operated radios and manned 30 caliber gun
Gold Star
Stationed- 1944
Alameda, Fallon, Kahului Hawaii
USS Bennington (CV-20)
"Reformed" Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Enlistment- Jan 19, 1943-Age: 18 years
Casualty- Jul 15, 1945-Age: 21 years
Damage from bomb blast or by AA fire
Ditched about 15 miles off shore from Rumoi Japan

Award

POW Medal, Purple Heart
Death- Jul 20, 1945-Age: 21 years
Beat to death by Japanese civilians
Near Rumoi Japan
Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery on 16 Oct 1948
Death- Jul 20, 1945-Age: 21 years

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Death

Japan

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Burial

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

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Other Facts

Full Name
Joseph Correll Dortsch
Father
Leo Dortsch
Mother
Ruth C. Dortsch
Sibling
Lee, Helen, Hope, Ruth Riley and Mariem Riley (step sisters)

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