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KOSMOSKY, John Leo - Date of
birth
8 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33786866 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Haguenau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur H. Kosmosky (father)
Eleanor V. (Callahan) Kosmosky (mother)
Eleanor Kosmosky (sister)
Rita M. Kosmosky (sister)
More information
Pfc John L. Kosmosky attended high school for one year and was a machine and repairman at the Leeds & Northrup Company before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 24 June 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Blazen36
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy