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KOSTERNO, Edward - Date of
birth
27 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Hoopeston, Vermillion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35719222 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Kasper Kosterno (father)
Bessie Kosterno (mother)
More information
Pfc Edward Kosterno graduated from Garfield High School and was employed by the Kroger Stores.He enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 7 December 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1944.
He attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Vigo County Public Library - Terre Haute Tribune 28 January 1945