Name:
James Edward Cotton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
843091
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Field of Honor, Block F
Row:
Lot 13
Grave:
Space 4
Decoration:
Comments:
James Edward Cotton was born on October 17, 1924, in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was the son of Willie Parnell Cotton and Susan Melissa "Susie" Morgan Cotton.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.