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COTTRELL, Amos Kenneth - Date of
birth
28 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Little Genesee, Allegany County, New York -
Hometown
Rixford, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42096501 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hersfield, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Cottrell (father)
Delilah M. (Brace) Cottrell (mother)
William W. Cotrell (brother)
John S. Cottrell (brother)
Hazel Cottrell (sister)
Elmer Cottrell (brother)
Wilferd J. Cottrell (brother)
More information
Pvt Amos K. Cottrell Otto-Eldred Junior Senior High School.He enlisted on 27 July 1944 in Buffalo, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Trees / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Otto-Eldred Junior Senior High School Yearbook 1941