Cottengaim, Willis

1926 - 1990  (64 years)

• 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.)
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Cottengaim, Willis (1926-1990)
  Death	25 Jul 1990  [3]
  Burial	Shenandoah Church Cemetry, Shenandoah, Richland County, Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	I29800	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Cottengaim, William M.,   b. 14 Feb 1892   d. 14 May 1945 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Pruitt, Ethel Mae,   b. 13 Jun 1903   d. 20 Jul 1983 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F7844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jun 1926 - Iowa Burial - - Shenandoah Church Cemetry, Shenandoah, Richland County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8905] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cottengaim, Willis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113225063/willis-cottengaim) (Reliability: 2). [S7725] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Willis Cottengaim, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1934543) (Reliability: 2). [S4310] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnautz, Wanda, 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cottengaim&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=128439906&), none. (Reliability: 2).