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COTTRELL, Stanley - Date of
birth
30 January 1923 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
unknown -
Hometown
unknown
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32917507 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Muringen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Cottrell (father)
Carrie E. (Warne) Cottrell (mother)
Edgar F. Cottrell (brother)
Thelma Cottrell (sister)
Dorothy Cottrell (sister)
Oliver Cottrell (brother)
Eleanor Cottrell (sister)
Cecile McLaughlin (half-sister)
Muriel McLaughlin (half-sister)
More information
Pvt Stanley Cottrell enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 24 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.69th-infantry-division.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New Jersey Marriage Index / 1930/1940 Census, Trenton Sunday Times-Advertiser - 25 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Trenton Sunday Times-Advertiser - 25 March 1945