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Cottengaim, LeRoy

Cottengaim, LeRoy

Male 1921 - 1976  (55 years)

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  1. 1.  Cottengaim, LeRoyCottengaim, LeRoy was born on 25 Feb 1921 (son of Cottengaim, William M. and Pruitt, Ethel Mae); died on 30 Mar 1976; was buried in Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: COTT.L003
    • _FGRAVE: 6306005
    • Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as a draftee on 30 September 1943. Trained and departed the Continental U.S. on 31 July 1944 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Served as a Blacksmith (024) with Headquarters, 67th Ordnance Company (Ammunition) through the Leyte and Ryukyus campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, The Philippines Liberation Medal with 2 bronze stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on 17 December 1945 at Vaughan General Hospital in Hines, Illinois.

    Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1934542

    (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.)

    Family/Spouse: Ryan, Loleta Madeline. Loleta was born in 1929; died in 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cottengaim, William M.Cottengaim, William M. was born on 14 Feb 1892; died on 14 May 1945; was buried in Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: COTT.W002
    • _FGRAVE: 87165995
    • Military Service: World War I,

    William married Pruitt, Ethel Mae. Ethel was born on 13 Jun 1903; died on 20 Jul 1983; was buried in Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Pruitt, Ethel Mae was born on 13 Jun 1903; died on 20 Jul 1983; was buried in Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: PRUI.E003
    • _FGRAVE: 6306007

    Children:
    1. Cottengaim, W.
    2. Cottengaim, D.
    3. Cottengaim, Billy died before 21 Apr 2014.
    4. 1. Cottengaim, LeRoy was born on 25 Feb 1921; died on 30 Mar 1976; was buried in Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois.
    5. Cottengaim, Willis was born on 28 Jun 1926 in Iowa; died on 25 Jul 1990; was buried in Shenandoah Church Cemetry, Shenandoah, Richland County, Ohio.
    6. COTTENGAIM, Wanda C. was born on 2 Feb 1930 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana; died on 21 Apr 2014 in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Apr 2014 in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois.
    7. Cottengaim, Wandalene was born on 2 Feb 1930 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana; died before 21 Apr 2014.



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