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Boschen, Frederick, MG USA(Ret).
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Contact Info
Last Address San Francisco, CA
Date of Passing Apr 01, 1942
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
MG Boschen was Chief of Finance, April 1936 - April 1940.
He was wounded and awarded the Silver Star Citation (later Silver Star Medal) , while a member of the 47th NY Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War.
He was commissioned in the Infantry in 1903 and transferred to Finance in Aug 1920.
MOS 2025-Chief Or Director, Major Departmental Unit (O-6 Only)
Base, Fort or City Not Specified
State/Country District Of Columbia
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United States Department of War Details
The War Department existed from 1789 until September 18, 1947, when it split into Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force and joined the Department of the Navy as part of the new joint National Military Establishment (NME), renamed the United States Department of Defense in 1949.