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Home Town Porterwood
Date of Passing Apr 16, 2006
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STAFF SERGEANT DARIS THORNTON COSNER WAS EMPLOYED AS A CARPENTER BEFIRE HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 22 APRIL 1941. HE SERVED IN ALASKA WITH THE ANTI TANK COMPANY OF THE 201ST INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM 12 SEPTEMBER 1941 TO 2 APRIL 1944. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 4 JULY 1945. S/SGT COSNER PASSED AWAY IN MOUNDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 16 APRIL 2006.
Description (Aleutian Islands Campaign 3 Jun 1942 to 24 Aug 1943) On 3-4 June 1942, at the time of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese force attacked Dutch Harbor and inflicted considerable damage before it was driven off. The Japanese then occupied Attu and Kiska. For the rest of 1942 and into 1943, Eleventh Air Force struck enemy bases and installations whenever weather over the Aleutians permitted. The United States troops that landed on Attu on 11 May 1943 had possession of the island by the end of the month. The capture of Attu isolated Kiska, which was bombed repeatedly by American aircraft. The troops that invaded Kiska on 15 August 1943 discovered that the Japanese, under the cover of fog, had secretly evacuated their garrison.
