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PFC Walter Davis Cottrell

Birth	:	9 Apr 1924 USA
Death	:	7 Dec 2008 USA
Burial	:	Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.9944000, -123.7968979
Description	:	During WWII, PFC Cottrell was a member of HQ Company. 309th Infantry, 78th Division and served in the European Theater. Walter D. Cottrell Born in McCleary, Washington on Apr. 9, 1924 Departed on Dec. 7, 2008 and resided in Aberdeen, WA. Service: Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 1:00 pm Long-time Grays Harbor resident Walter D. Cottrell, age 84, passed away December 7, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born April 9, 1924 in McCleary, Washington to Rev. Clark and Mary E. Cottrell, the 4th of 5 children (Clark, Ted, Francis, Walter, and Mary). His father was a Methodist... Read More	During WWII, PFC Cottrell was a member of HQ Company. 309th Infantry, 78th Division and served in the European Theater. Walter D. Cottrell Born in McCleary, Washington on Apr. 9, 1924 Departed on Dec. 7, 2008 and resided in Aberdeen, WA. Service: Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 1:00 pm Long-time Grays Harbor resident Walter D. Cottrell, age 84, passed away December 7, 2008 at Harborview Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born April 9, 1924 in McCleary, Washington to Rev. Clark and Mary E. Cottrell, the 4th of 5 children (Clark, Ted, Francis, Walter, and Mary). His father was a Methodist Minister, who served in communities throughout Washington State. The family moved frequently, so Walt grew up in Menlo, Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa, and Walla Walla, but with many visits to his Uncle Frank Cottrell (father of Ruth Miller) in Grayland. Walter was inducted into the Army March 20, 1943. He had nearly completed Aviation Cadet training at Dickerson College when he was transferred to the 78th Division, 309th Infantry. He fought in the front lines of several key battles of WWII, including the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and holding the Remagen Bridgehead. He received a bronze star for his service. When he returned from Europe, he briefly attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, then joined his family who had moved to Aberdeen where his father was running the D Street steam baths. After the war, Walt worked several jobs including logging at Camp Gisdale, picking oysters for Paragon Oyster Co. in Willapa Bay, fishing commercially, skippering for Larson Charters in Westport, and improving the cranberry bogs in Grayland that his father had started in 1940. On September 5, 1954 he married Christine Hasbrouck, from whom he was inseparable for the rest of his life. Together they raised three children. Having travelled so much in the first 22 years of his life, Walt put down deep roots. For the rest of his life he continued to farm cranberries, living in the house he built for his father and mother in Grayland. He was active in the community, serving as Commander of American Legion Post 135, on the board of the Grayland Cranberry Association, as Commisioner of Pacific County Drainage District #1, was a Past-master of Westhaven Masonic Lodge #274, and a member of North Willapa Harbor Grange. Walt is survived by his wife Christine and sons David and Francis Cottrell of Grayland, and his daughter Anne (Eric) Spencer and grandson Quinn of Caldwell Idaho, and by many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, and sister. His family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Harborview Medical Center for their care and kindness. There will be a memorial service at 1:00 Monday, December 29, 2008 at South Beach Presbyterian Church.

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PFC Walter Davis Cottrell's memorial is located at: Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, USA.
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PFC Walter Davis Cottrell death on 7 Dec 2008 in USA
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Latitude: 46.9944000
Longitude: -123.7968979

Family Members:

Parent

Rev. Clark Cottrell Sr.

(1879 - 1953)

Mary Elizabeth Lindstrom Cottrell

(1889 - 1969)

Siblings

Clark Cottrell Jr.

(1918 - 1980)

Theodore “Ted” Cottrell

(1919 - 2000)

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