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SPC Michael John Bosko

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SPC Michael John Bosko Veteran

Birth
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
28 Oct 1966 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.433054, Longitude: -74.403837
Memorial ID
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1) Son of Alexander & Ella Bosko, brother of Ronald Bosko. Remembered on the Vietnam Memorial Wall at 11E, 120. Central NJ Home News, 31 Oct 1966, 3 Nov 1966, 15 Nov 1966, 24 Aug 1967. US Army, 1st Infantry Division. Bosko Drive in East Brunswick, located off of Stage Road is named after Michael Bosko.
2) Suggested edit: Michael J. Bosko was born on June 3, 1945, in East Brunswick, NJ, and graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1965. His nickname is high school was "Bear." Next to his picture in the yearbook states "Jolly disposition..."well now"...sports a crew cut...classroom cut-up...mischievous...navy, here I come." He picked "good nature is the perfect herald of joy" as his yearbook quote. He entered the US Army in 1965, and attained the rank of Specialist 4 (SP4). He went to Vietnam on April 9, 1966, with the 1st Infantry Division. Bosko was killed at the age of 21 on October 28, 1966 when he stepped on a booby trap. Information provided by NJVVMF, Newspaper Clippings, and East Brunswick High School
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]
1) Son of Alexander & Ella Bosko, brother of Ronald Bosko. Remembered on the Vietnam Memorial Wall at 11E, 120. Central NJ Home News, 31 Oct 1966, 3 Nov 1966, 15 Nov 1966, 24 Aug 1967. US Army, 1st Infantry Division. Bosko Drive in East Brunswick, located off of Stage Road is named after Michael Bosko.
2) Suggested edit: Michael J. Bosko was born on June 3, 1945, in East Brunswick, NJ, and graduated from East Brunswick High School in 1965. His nickname is high school was "Bear." Next to his picture in the yearbook states "Jolly disposition..."well now"...sports a crew cut...classroom cut-up...mischievous...navy, here I come." He picked "good nature is the perfect herald of joy" as his yearbook quote. He entered the US Army in 1965, and attained the rank of Specialist 4 (SP4). He went to Vietnam on April 9, 1966, with the 1st Infantry Division. Bosko was killed at the age of 21 on October 28, 1966 when he stepped on a booby trap. Information provided by NJVVMF, Newspaper Clippings, and East Brunswick High School
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]


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  • Created by: Kathy
  • Added: Jul 1, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191053722/michael_john-bosko: accessed ), memorial page for SPC Michael John Bosko (3 Jun 1945–28 Oct 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191053722, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 46784320).