Looking for info on my Granduncle Michael E Cosgrove

[pat_jones45]

Hello just writing to see if anyone has any information on my granduncle Michael E Cosgrove, he was in the 168th infantry Regiment, according to records i found he died on June 1 1944. Any information about him would be greatly appreciated.

[jbrown007]

You may have already seen some of this but here goes:

Your granduncle's enlistment record from the National Archives:
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Michael+E+Cosgrove&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=6496835


34thdivdeathcasualties.homestead.com casualty listing (line 179):
http://34thdivdeathcasualties.homestead.com/files/CAS168.htm
This file indicates he was a member of Company K and listed as MIA. It also says he was KIA which may be an assumed result of the MIA. You might want to contact the Iowa Gold Star Museum to see if they have any specific information about MIAs. His name is linked to the Sicly-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy.


The American Battle Monuments Commission has a listing for COSGROVE MICHAEL E on its database for the Sicly-Rome American Cemetery. Click this search link and past the name as it appears above and you will see the link. It indicates his name appears on the tablets of the missing. You may want to contact them for further information. Here is a link for more info on the Sicly-Rome American Cemetery You may also want to look into The Andrews Project, a service they offer with a photo of the headstone or commemorative inscription showing the name of those interred.

I am not sure where the 168th was on June 1st. The 133rd and 135th were renewing their attack towards Lanuvio, Italy - I am assuming the 168th was also a part of this as the push for Rome was on. The 168th was near or in Villa Crocetta on May 29th (Capt William Galt won the Medal of Honor on that day so it is very well documented).


I will see if I can find out anything more. Hope some of this was helpful, good luck.

JB

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thank you very much for this information you have given me more info in one post that i was able to get in a few months.