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KOSKAMP, Rowland Arthur - Date of
birth
24 February 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Oostburg, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-517319 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Chaplain -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Hammelburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dennis J. Koskamp (father)
Frances (Kleinhesselink) Koskamp (mother)
Ruth F. Koskamp (sister)
Joyce A. Koskamp (sister)
Doris B. Koskamp (sister)
Carolyn J. Koskamp (sister)
Margaret J. (Vandenbury) Koskamp (wife)
Karen J. Koskamp (daughter)
More information
Capt Rowland A. Koskamp graduated from Oostburg High School, Hope College and Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.He was taken prisoner on 20 December 1944 and died in Stalag XIII-B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lubbers Moody Family Tree / Cook County Illinois Marriage Index, www.findagrave.com, www.nespapers.com – The Sheboygan Press 23 January 1945 / 29 May 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - the Courier News