William Wallace Cotter Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Link to Herman S Spencer - unlinked Henry S Spencer.
Object Number - UPL 7592 - Lt. William W Cotter with his ground crew. L-R: S/Sgt Francis McGillivray, crew chief; Lt. Cotter, Cpl Herman Spencer, radio and S/Sgt Robert Conrad,...
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in aircraft accident at Martlesham Heath in P-47D 42-76211. Killed in Training Accident (KITA) 22-Feb-44.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Falcon
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 17 March 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Nothnagle Memorial Park, Trumbull, CT 06611, USA | 21 March 1943 | Landing Accident Trumbull Field, CT Cat 3 damage 2Lt William W Cotter, 21-mar-43. P-47C 41-6169 - 359FS 356FG |
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Other Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 25 October 1943 | Landing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage Lt William W Cotter, 25-Oct-43. P-47D 42-8599 - 359FS 356FG 8AF |
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Other Crash landed |
Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK | 20 February 1944 | Crash landed Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Lt William W Cotter, 20-Feb-44. P-47D 42-8492 - 359FS 356FG 8AF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
France | 21 February 1944 | E/A destroyed Europe 21-Feb-44. |
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Died Killed in Training Accident (KITA) |
Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK | 26 February 1944 | Fatal crash landing Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 5 damage Lt William W Cotter Killed in Training Accident (KITA), 26-Feb-44. P-47D 42-76211 - 359FS 356FG 8AF |
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Buried |
29 February 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Buried at 1500 hours on 29-Feb-44. | |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Born |
Laurel Springs, NJ 08021, USA | Son of William W Snr. | |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 26 February 1944 | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Camden County, NJ, USA | |||
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Buried |
E Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19135, USA | North Cedar Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/83766648-william-w-cotter
https://www.fold3.com/image/310758599?terms=William%20W%20Cotter
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_356.php
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cotter%2C+Willia…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131469713/william-w-cotter
Added nickname and adjusted highest rank plus additional personal data.
356 FG Assoc data, Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
