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Personal info

Full name
COZZENS, Ralph Emmett
Date of birth
5 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31382175
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 12 27

Immediate family

Members
Charles F. Cozzens (father)
Lillian M. (Kinzel) Cozzens (mother)
Irene L. Cozzens (sister)
Charles H. Cozzens (brother)
George W. Cozzens (brother)
Earl R. Cozzens (brother)

More information

Pfc Ralph E. Cozzens enlisted on 14 September 1943 at Hartford, Connecticut.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Cozzens Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet