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Personal info

Full name
KOSHKIN, Eugene Simeon
Date of birth
27 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
New York, New York County, New York
Hometown
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1318681
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Maison Rouge-Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 16 55

Immediate family

Members
Simeon Koshkin (father)
Yoktsta Koshkin (mother)
Ludmilla Koshkin (sister)
Viktor Koshkin (brother)

More information

Eugene S. Koshkin attended Ithaca High School and was a student at the Cornell University when he enlisted on 16 October 1942.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on the day he was killed.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men/ US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy