World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Philip Cottrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Trail City, South Dakota
Honored By
Judy G. Russell
Relationship
Cousin
APPOINTED TO ANNAPOLIS IN 1941, HE RESIGNED HIS APPOINTMENT TO ACCEPT A COMMISSION IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AS A PILOT. HE EARNED HIS WINGS AND COMMISSION IN MAY 1943 AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. ON AUGUST 4, 1943, HE WAS KILLED IN A CRASH OF HIS TRAINING PLANE OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA.