| Name |
Cottengaim, Willis |
| Birth |
28 Jun 1926 |
Iowa  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
COTT.W004 |
| _FGRAVE |
113225063 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 350th Ordnance Depot, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on 2 November 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained as a light truck driver (345) and departed the Continental U.S. on 15 March 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served in combat with the 350th Ordnance Depot through the Central Europe Campaign. Earned The Combat Infantryman Badge, The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, the WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation (Germany) Medal. Honorably discharged from the Ordnance Corps as a Private First Class on 9 Sugust 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1934543
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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World War II Honoree, Cottengaim, Willis (1926-1990)
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| Death |
25 Jul 1990 [3] |
| Burial |
Shenandoah Church Cemetry, Shenandoah, Richland County, Ohio [1] |
| Person ID |
I29800 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2024 |
English
1926 - 1990 (64 years)
