World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John J. Cottier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tiffin, Ohio
Honored By
Mrs. Amy Cottier Reza
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED JANUARY 22, 1941 AS MECHANIC, WENT ON TO BECOME A PILOT, GRADUATED FEBRUARY 7, 1944 COMMISSIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT. SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED POW, NOVEMBER 5 1944, RESCUED BY PATTON'S 3RD ARMY APRIL OF 1945.