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John Bartosh attended Tredyffrin/Easttown High School. He was an accomplished violinist. During his senior year, the Philadelphia Orchestra held auditions for talented high school musicians to accompany them in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. John was one of the few students chosen to accompany them at the Academy of Music. He graduated in 1942. He pursued his talent, but also worked as a crane operator to pay the bills.

Pfc John R. Bartosh enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3 September 1943 and arrived in France in January 1945.

After the Germans surrendered, his unit were sent into Czechoslovakia, where John used his skills as an interpreter.

He became part of the occupation force in Germany. In January 1946, he was stationed near Regensburg. His unit was running out of supplies and John volunteered to drive a truck to the depot. On 10 January 10 1946, the truck became stuck on the snow covered icy roads. In an effort to free the truck, it slid, rolled over and killed him.