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Joseph Risovich

Graduating Class of 1943
Served in World War II
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First Lieutenant
Joseph Risovich

Army Air Forces
847th Bombardment Squadron
489th Bomb Group (H)

Hometown

Milwaukee, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Bauschheim, Germany

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, France

More About First Lieutenant Risovich

First Lieutenant Risovich piloted a Lead Pathfinder B24 with (Mickey) Radar and a 12-man crew. First Lt. Risovich was listed on a Missing Air Crew Report of a B24 lost over Bauscheim, Germany. It was his 24th mission as a bombardier on the Liberator. He was survived by a wife, named Mildred, a brother and sisters.