Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
GOSNEY, Maurice Eugene - Date of
birth
28 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36709459 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
5th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Coburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leo Gosney (father)
Leo E. Gosney (brother)
Willard M. Gosney (brother)
Jean (Streit) Gosney (sister)
Lucretia M. Gosney (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Maurice E. Gosney was killed by sniper fire.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Jean Streit, www.fold3.com - Draft Registration Card, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kristin Wright (niece)