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Joseph P. Cotton, Jr

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Joseph P. Cotton, Jr
Personal details
Born1908
Died1945
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN01307663
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section1B
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Joseph P. Cotton, Jr (1908–1945) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 37
Class_ASN 307663
Class_Name COTTON, Joseph P.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)