Albert Charles Kosmerl

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

KOSMERL, Albert Charles

Albert Charles Kosmerl was born on April 7th 1919 to Rudolph & Antonia in Chisholm, Minnesota.

Mr. Kosmerl was inducted into the U.S. Army on October 7th 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.

He served as a gun crewman/pack artillery with Company B of the 11th Tank Battalion in the Aleutian Islands Campaign; Rome-Arno, Italy; Southern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He rose to the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

PFC Kosmerl earned the following merits for his service:

  • Good Conduct Medal,
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star,
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars & bronze arrowhead, 
  • World War II Victory Medal,  -and-
  • Glider Badge.

 

He was honorably discharged on October 23rd 1945, at Fort Custer, Michigan. After the war, he returned home and married Madelyn "Manda" Rose [Rudolph] in 1946 and they started a family.

Mr. Kosmerl died on June 12th 1911 at 88 years of age. He is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing.

Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 156.

Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)

Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3

Albert Charles Kosmerl (1919-1979) - Find a Grave Memorial

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com

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