World War II Honoree

Thomas Eugene Cosby

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Gwen Cosby Moore

Relationship

Daughter

GENE WAS IN THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS SERVING AS A MESSAGE CENTER CHIEF IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 401ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. HE WORKED UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF CORPS G-2 ENCODING AND DECODING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES ORIGINATING FROM CORPS G-2 AND THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND. HE WAS ON THE FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA BEACH RED ON D-DAY AND LANDED AT 7 AM. HE CONTINUED ON TO THE LIBERATION OF PARIS AND ON INTO GERMANY. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY IN 1946.