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Losee, Cecil D. (Cecil Dee), 1923-2009

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1923 April 24 - 2009 February 19

Biographical History

Cecil Dee Losee (1923-2009) was a World War II veteran.

Cecil Dee Losee (1923-2009) was born on April 24, 1923 in Sugarville, Utah to Isaac Hugg and Roxie Ann (Young) Losee. Cecil was the seventh of eleven children and played harmonica in the unofficial Losee family orchestra. He graduated Delta High School in spring of 1941. After attending Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah, he was introduced to Arthur Millett and Fred Baird. Together, the boys enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps so they would not be drafted and split up. Cecil was trained as a gunner and sent overseas in November 1944 and joined with the 491st Bomb Group in North Pickingham, England. Cecil flew 50 combat missions over Germany as a tail gunner in a B-24. His crew left England on May 17, 1945 for New York Harbor. Cecil married Ava Bishop on September 4, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had nine children. He died on February 19, 2009 in Delta, Utah.

Citation:
Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, 1990-2017 (Cecil Dee Losee; b: April 24, 1923 in Sugarville, Utah to Isaac Hugg and Roxie Ann (Young) Losee; seventh of eleven children; played harmonica in the unofficial Losee family orchestra; graduated Delta High School in spring 1941; attended Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah; introduced to Arthur Millett and Fred Baird; the boys enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps so they would not be drafted and split up; trained as a gunner; sent overseas in November 1944; joined 491st Bomb Group in North Pickingham, England; flew 50 combat missions over Germany as a tail gunner in a B-24; left England on May 17, 1945 for New York Harbor; married Ava Bishop on September 4, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah; had nine children)

FamilySearch, via WWW, April 20, 2022 (d: February 19, 2009 in Delta, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Stories of three musketeers who fought in the battles of World War II / Frederick T. Baird, approximately 2009

 Item — Carton 4: [Barcode: 31197239125617], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Autobiography of Frederick Baird and short World War II biographies of two of his friends which, combined with himself, he refers to as the Three musketeers: Cecil Losse and Archie Millett. Also includes photocopies of photographs and of hand written letters from Jack (Marion) Monk who served with the three men in the European theater of World War II.

Dates: approximately 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9148, Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

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