Pvt. John Warren Cotterell
Born: 25 March 1920 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: John A. Cotterell & Ophelia Paulson-Cotterell
Home:
– 1443 South Fourteenth Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Garfield School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1938
Occupation: Bookkeeper – Harold M. Pittman Company
Selective Service Registration: 1 July 1941
– Contact Person: John A. Cotterell – father
Inducted:
– 14 August 1941 – Chicago, Illinois
– U.S. Army
Serial Number: 16034356
Training:
– Fort Custer, Michigan
– Fort Jackson, South Carolina
– Camp Forrest, Tennessee
Unit: 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Overseas:
– England – February to June 1944
– Omaha Beach, France – 10 June 1944
Engagements:
– Battle of St. Lo
Killed in Action:
– 18 July 1944 – Battle of St. Lo, France
Buried:
– Normandy American Cemetery – Colleville-sur-Mer, France
– Plot: G Row: 13 Grave: 5
Medal: Purple Heart
