Peter P Cossu served in the 1st Battalion of the 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. He was wounded in December 1944 by an artillery shell that tore apart his leg. His regiment had relived the 1st Infantry Division earlier in the month and had taken significant footholds on the Siegfried line. Despite a heavy German counterattack, in which Cossu was wounded, the regiment held onto their ground throughout the winter.
Peter P Cossu served in the 1st Battalion of the 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. He was wounded in December 1944 by an artillery shell that tore apart his leg. His regiment had relived the 1st Infantry Division earlier in the month and had taken significant footholds on the Siegfried line. Despite a heavy German counterattack, in which Cossu was wounded, the regiment held onto their ground throughout the winter.
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