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Personal info

Full name
KOTT, Edward John
Date of birth
20 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32709197
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bilshausen-Nordhausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 21 30

Immediate family

Members
Adam S. Kott (father)
Antonia Kott (mother)
Helena Kott (sister)
Wladyslawa Kott (brother)
Augienija Kott (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card, New York, U.S., Index to Petitions for Naturalization

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet