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KOSKI, Veikko E - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36185947 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 98 |
More information
Pfc Veikko E. Koski enlisted in Traverse City, Michigan on 15 July 1942.He attended 2 years of college and was a retail manager before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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