Cottengaim, LeRoy

1921 - 1976  (55 years)

• Name	Cottengaim, LeRoy
  Birth	25 Feb 1921  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COTT.L003
  _FGRAVE	6306005
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	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.)
  		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
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Military Service Ribbons, Cottengaim, LeRoy (1921-1976) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Leyte, Philippines
  		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, Leroy (1921-1976)
  Death	30 Mar 1976  [1, 3]
  Burial	Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Cottengaim, LeRoy
  		Headstone, Cottengaim, LeRoy
  Person ID	I34413	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 May 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

  
  

  Family	Ryan, Loleta Madeline,   b. 1929   d. 1972 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F14070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10744] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cottengaim, LeRoy, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6306005/leroy-cottengaim) (Reliability: 2). [S14836] World War II Honoree, Leroy Cottengaim, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1934542) (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).