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Personal info

Full name
FOSSETT, Elwood Frederick
Date of birth
27 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York
Hometown
Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York

Military service

Service number
32804022
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 2 18

Immediate family

Members
Maurice E. Fossett (father)
Gertrude A. Fossett (mother)
George H. Klaus (stepfather)
Elvira Fossett (sister)
Ruth C. Klaus (half sister)

More information

S/Sgt Elwood F. Fossett graduated from Valley Stream Central High School and was employed at Hanover Fire Insurance Company.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 February 1943. He was sent to Camp Wallace, Texas for basic training with the anti-aircraft artillery. In July 1943 he was ordered to Purdue University, Indiana where he studied engineering under the Army Specialized Training Program for nine months. Then he was transferred to the infantry and sent to Camp Swift, Texas to receive further training.

He was overseas since July 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Karen R. Levine, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1925 Census / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Anonymous