World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frederick Spencer Cosgrove
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK. RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (KEYSTONE RADIO SCHOOL), HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD USS MIAMI (CL-89), USS PRINCETON (CV-37), NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.