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COTTONE, Jack P - Date of
birth
28 October 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32611376 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
Merzenich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John G. Cottone (father)
Josephine S. (Peppini) Cottone (mother)
Joseph J. Cottone (brother)
John Cottone (brother)
Madeline Cottone (sister)
Dominick Cottone (brother)
Salvatore Cottone (brother)
Dorothy Cottone (sister)
Anna Cottone (sister)
More information
Pfc Jack P. Cottone worked in a factory for transportation equipment before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 October 1942.Pfc Cottone was last seen when he entered a building in the area of Merzenich, Germany. The building was hit by a bomb. He never came out of that building and his remains were never found.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Kim Kerssens, Jack C. Cottone