1921 - 1976 (55 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Cottengaim, LeRoy was born on 25 Feb 1921; 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. |
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