U.S. Army · United States 
James Bossen
1982
James Douglas Bossen served the U.S. Army for 3 years.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer James Bossen was killed while piloting a small aircraft in which he and a private guard were transporting two prisoners for the Indiana Department of Correction. The aircraft crashed into the side of Sugar Loaf Ridge in heavy fog, killing all persons aboard. The crash occurred in a rural area of Lamsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, approximately four miles from the Virginia and North Carolina state line. Officer Bossen had served with the Indianapolis Airport Police Department for one year and had previously served with the Marion County Sheriff's Department in Indiana for 12-½ years after returning from a tour of combat duty in the Vietnam War.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1964 – 1967
Also Served
Indianapolis Airport Authority Police Department
Officer
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