Joseph Andrew Bossi was born in Washington state on February 4,1892 to Giuseppe (Joseph) Bossi and Maria Giovanna (Mary) Nigro. He enlisted in the United States Army circa 1915-1917 and was a sergeant in the 162nd Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Service. During his World War I service, he was stationed in England. After the war, he returned to the United States.

Bossi married Valeria Cecilia Kautzky (1906-2003), circa 1940-1941, and the couple had a son, Joseph Jr. Joseph A. Bossi, Sr. died on December 10, 1994.

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Collection materials and Ancestry.com



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Center of Military History, United States Army. Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War - Zone of the Interior: Directory of Troops, vol. 3, pt. 3. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988.

The 162nd Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas in December 1917. Shortly after, they moved to Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio. In February 1918, the squadron was called up for overseas service, stationed briefly at Garden City, New York and departing from the Port of Embarkation at Hoboken, New Jersey. Although the group was trained as a pursuit squadron, it never entered combat. The unit served as Services of Supply troops during and after the war. The 162nd returned home in February 1919 and was demobilized at Garden City.

Source:

Center of Military History, United States Army. Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War - Zone of the Interior: Directory of Troops, vol. 3, pt. 3. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988.