United States Army · World War I
William H. Costello
United States Army · World War I
- Class of
- 1917
- Enlisted
- 1917
- Branch
- US Army
William Costello trained at Camp Upton, LI, NY after being inducted into service. He sailed for France with the 307th Infantry, 77th Division. He took part in the battles of Lorraine, Soissons, and Vesle River. After the battle of Lorraine, he was promoted to Corporal. He was wounded in the right arm by shrapnel and sent back to the US to be hospitalized at Lakewood Hospital and then transferred to the Convalescent Hospital at Camp Dix where he was discharged.
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