U
S Navy Radioman
Timeline
Birth- Aug 13, 1924
Salt Lake City Utah
Birth- Aug 13, 1924
Birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 21 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy
Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Service Number
8846555
Aircraft Assignment
TBF/TBM Avenger "radioman" - operated radios and manned 30 caliber gun
Gold Star
Stationed- 1944
Alameda, Fallon, Kahului Hawaii
USS Bennington (CV-20)
"Reformed" Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Enlistment- Jan 19, 1943-Age: 18 years
Casualty- Jul 15, 1945-Age: 21 years
Damage from bomb blast or by AA fire
Ditched about 15 miles off shore from Rumoi Japan
Award
POW Medal, Purple Heart
Death- Jul 20, 1945-Age: 21 years
Beat to death by Japanese civilians
Near Rumoi Japan
Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery on 16 Oct 1948
Death- Jul 20, 1945-Age: 21 years
Death
Japan
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Other Facts
Full Name
Joseph Correll Dortsch
Father
Leo Dortsch
Mother
Ruth C. Dortsch
Sibling
Lee, Helen, Hope, Ruth Riley and Mariem Riley (step sisters)