Emil J. Bozicevich
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Emil J. Bozicevich
Mr. Bozicevich inducted into the Army on March March 10, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Eveleth, Minnesota.
He served as a rifleman with Company C of the 14th Armored Infantry Battalion in Tunisia; and Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and the Po Valley, Italy.
He received the following: Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and five overseas service bars.
Mr. Bozicevich was honorably discharged on August 14, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 43.
