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Personal info

Full name
COSSELL, William Frederick "Fred"
Date of birth
21 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33704487
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Near Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 18

Immediate family

Members
William F. Cossell (father)
Della T. (Weaver) Cossell (mother)
Virginia M. Cossell (sister)
Robert E. Cossell (brother)
Hilda M. (Stafford) Cossell (wife)
James F. Cossell (son)
Richard L. Cossell (son)
Ronald L. Cossell (son)

More information

Pvt William F. Cossell was a carpenter before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 18 November 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Grass Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Catherine Hertzberg, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier 27 November 1944