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Personal info

Full name
KOKOSINSKI, William Joseph
Date of birth
29 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35837845
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 40

Immediate family

Members
Lucian Kokosinski (father)
Eleanor Kokosinski (mother)
Luelle Kokosinski (sister)
Stella T. (Buczek) Kokosinski (wife)
Joan M. Kokosinski (daughter)

More information

Pfc William J. Kokosinski was employed by the Habermann Provision Company.

He was married to Stella Buczek on 3 February 1938.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 5 May 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio County Marriage Records 1774-1993, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com