RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Wayne, Oklahoma
FULL NAME:
Chandler Cotton
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
O-1294092
- DATE OF BIRTH: Mar 1, 1921
- DATE OF DEATH: Jun 12, 1996
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Dec 8, 1941
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Unknown
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:23rd Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Platoon Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Served from 12/8/1941 till 09/1962. He joined the 2nd ID after completing OCS in September 1942, fought all the way across Europe with 23 Inf Reg. I know his company commander most of the time in Europe was Captain Ray Dearth. After the army, he worked security at Cape Canaveral, then in law enforcement as a Beverage Control agent in Oklahoma.
