Private First Class Arthur Melvin Loseke, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Loseke, was born April 16, 1910, on a farm in Colfax County, near the Platte County line, and was killed in the battle for France on June 12, 1944. He attended the Christ Lutheran School in Platte County, and then farmed until the time of his enlistment in the United States Armed Forces on March 19, 1942. Following that he was stationed at Camp Barkley, Texas, for eighteen months, and then went with his division to the Desert Training Center at Indio, California. On January 1, 1944, he went to Camp Dix, New Jersey, where, following a furlough, he embarked in March for overseas duty. He was killed in the battle for France on June 12, 1944, while serving with the Ninetieth Infantry Division. Private First Class Arthur Melvin Loseke had six sisters and one brother: Erna, Dora, Della, Louise, Mrs. William Becker; Roseta, Ruth and Barnhard Loseke. Memorial services were held for him on August 6, 1944, at the Christ Lutheran Church with the pastor, Reverend Martin Bornemann officiating. He was returned to Platte County for burial at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery in June, 1948.
Private First Class Arthur Melvin Loseke, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Loseke, was born April 16, 1910, on a farm in Colfax County, near the Platte County line, and was killed in the battle for France on June 12, 1944. He attended the Christ Lutheran School in Platte County, and then farmed until the time of his enlistment in the United States Armed Forces on March 19, 1942. Following that he was stationed at Camp Barkley, Texas, for eighteen months, and then went with his division to the Desert Training Center at Indio, California. On January 1, 1944, he went to Camp Dix, New Jersey, where, following a furlough, he embarked in March for overseas duty. He was killed in the battle for France on June 12, 1944, while serving with the Ninetieth Infantry Division. Private First Class Arthur Melvin Loseke had six sisters and one brother: Erna, Dora, Della, Louise, Mrs. William Becker; Roseta, Ruth and Barnhard Loseke. Memorial services were held for him on August 6, 1944, at the Christ Lutheran Church with the pastor, Reverend Martin Bornemann officiating. He was returned to Platte County for burial at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery in June, 1948.
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