Early Life
| George John Dasch | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1903 (1903-02-07) |
| Died | 1992 (1993) |
| Allegiance | German Empire; United States of America |
| Service/branch | German Army; U.S. Army |
| Years of service | German Army 1917–1918; American service years 1927-1928 |
| Rank | Private, Imperial Germany Army (1917-18); Private, U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Georg Johann Dasch was born in Speyer, Germany. He entered a Roman Catholic seminary at the age of 13 to study for the priesthood. However, he was expelled the following year. Lying about his age, he enlisted in the Imperial German Army and served in Belgium during the final months of World War I. In 1923 he entered the United States illegally by ship as a stowaway. Dasch enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army Air Forces and served one year, when he purchased himself out of the Army and received an honorable discharge. He then worked as a waiter in New York City, and in 1930 married Rose Marie Guille, an American citizen. Naturalized an American citizen in 1933, Dasch returned to Germany in 1941.
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