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COTUGNO, Stephen J - Date of
birth
21 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31426586 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Fôret de Château-Salins, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Salvatore L. Cotugno (father)
Josephine G. Cotugno (mother)
Carmella A. Cotugno (sister)
Horoce S. Cotugno (brother)
Lawrence R. Cotugno (brother)
Anthony C. Cotugno (brother)
Joseph Cotugno (brother)
Janet Cotugno (sister)
More information
Pvt Stephen J. Cotugno attended high school for two years and was employed at the General Seaford Corporation before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 22 November 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
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