World War II Honoree

William 'Bill' Anthony Cosgrove

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Joseph Cosgrove

Relationship

brother

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1942. HE WENT THROUGH BASIC ARMY TRAINING, AND THEN WAS TRAINED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER. HE TRAINED IN GLIDERS THAT DELIVERED THE ENGINEERS TO LOCATIONS FOR BUILDING AIRSTRIPS, ROADS AND BRIDGES. HE SPENT HIS TIME IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE ARMY AND MARINE INFANTRIES AS THEY FOUGHT FOR AND SECURED ISLANDS FROM THE JAPANESE.