World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Duane Cottrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Decatur, Michigan
Honored By
Patricia J. Cottrell
Relationship
Wife
SERVED 1940-1946. FOUGHT IN PEARL HARBOR ABOARD THE USS DETROIT CL-8. OPERATED LANDING CRAFT IN THE PACIFIC AS A COXSWAIN. SURVIVOR OF THE JOHNSTON DD-557 AND THE LEYTE GULF BATTLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.