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COTTER, Richard Jesse - Date of
birth
10 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York -
Hometown
Bay Shore, Suffolk County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-693638 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
748th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 July 1944 - Place of
death
Dittelbrunn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse A. Cotter (father)
Gertrude E. (Hanrahan) Cotter (mother)
Norman J. Cotter (brother)
Marie E. Cotter (sister)
David C. Cotter (brother)
John R. Cotter (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6103 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 7254
More information
1st Lt Richard J. Cotter graduated from Islip High School in 1939 and was a student of Notre Dame University and was an actor before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Wayne, Indiana on 11 June 1942. He was sent overseas on 19 March 1944.Over the target they were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire causing them to crash near Schweinfurt.
He had been killed by shrapnel.
Source of information: Carla Mans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cotter Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett / MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Carolyn Deloach
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – JoMarRo, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book, 43-I, Ellington, Texas