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ROSKOSKY, John J - Date of
birth
20 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
New Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6997845 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ormont, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Julian J. Roskosky (father)
Jessie Roskosky (mother)
More information
S/Sgt John J. Roskosky enlisted at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina on 14 January 1941.He was already a soldier in the 70th Coast Artillery in 1940.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Veteran Compensation Application Files
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org