Frank L Kihowsky

Pfc Frank Kihowsky was killed in action on 18 June 1944, serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment. On this day, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry was in the process of digging in on Hill 108 under division orders when, at 6:20 in the morning, German forces launched a powerful counter-attack against the position. The battalion suffered heavy casualties, including its commanding officer and executive officer, and was forced to give up roughly 200 yards of ground before reorganizing and holding the line. For the rest of the day, until after dark, the battalion was cut off from the rest of the regiment by relentless enemy mortar and artillery fire, absorbing further serious losses even as it kept its position. Pfc Kihowsky was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.