Francis Cottrell - Revision history

Kirk at 17:50, 19 November 2022

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Kirk at 18:38, 16 November 2022

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	'''~~January 13~~, ~~1944 Davenport Times~~'''		[[file:francis-cottrell.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Francis Marion Cottrell]]
			Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina, also known as the Swamp Fox subject of the movie "The Patriot."

			'''November 4, 1943'''
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	'''~~Frank Harder Reported Killed~~'''		'''Francis Marion Cottrell Drowned off Santa Barbara'''

	~~[[file:/images/wwii/frank-harder.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Frank Harder]]~~		Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There is a memorial to Francis at Tekoa.
	~~'''[First] Lt. Frank A~~. ~~Harder''', who~~ was ~~reported missing in action in September, has been killed~~, ~~according to word from~~ the ~~war department~~ to ~~his mother, Mrs~~. N. H. ~~Harder of Spokane~~. Lt. ~~Harder~~ was a ~~pilot of a B-25 medium bomber~~, and was ~~seen to go down 20 miles west~~ of ~~the Italian coast after a raid on Italy~~.

	~~He enlisted at Geiger field and~~ was ~~a student at Gonzaga Law school~~. He was ~~formerly stationed~~ in ~~England and had~~ been in ~~North Africa for a year. He is~~ the ~~grandson~~ of ~~the late Henry Harder, who made his home here~~. He is a ~~nephew of Mrs. Rosa Moon and a cousin of Mrs. George J. Hein~~.
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	~~'''[[file:/images/wwii/frank-harder-memorial.jpg\|thumb\|\|200px\|Memorial for Lt. Frank Harder On Tablet of North Africa American Cemetery]]'''~~
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Kirk at 23:34, 14 November 2022

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	'''~~November 4~~, ~~1943~~'''		'''January 13, 1944 Davenport Times'''
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	'''~~Francis Marion Cottrell Drowned off Santa Barbara~~'''		'''Frank Harder Reported Killed'''

	[[file:/images/wwii/~~francis~~-~~cottrell~~.~~png~~\|thumb\|~~left~~\|200px\|~~Francis Marion Cottrell~~]]		[[file:/images/wwii/frank-harder.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Frank Harder]]
	~~Francis Cottrell died~~ in ~~a training accident on October 30~~, ~~1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had~~ to ~~be ditched into~~ the ~~ocean~~, ~~but the crew was able to parachute out~~. ~~Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned~~. ~~He was a son~~ of ~~a Rev. and Mrs~~. ~~Clark Cottrell~~. ~~His father~~ was a ~~Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona~~, ~~Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa~~ and ~~Walla Walla). The family~~ was ~~in Randall, just south~~ of ~~Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in~~ the ~~class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There is~~ a ~~memorial to Francis at Tekoa~~.		'''[First] Lt. Frank A. Harder''', who was reported missing in action in September, has been killed, according to word from the war department to his mother, Mrs. N. H. Harder of Spokane. Lt. Harder was a pilot of a B-25 medium bomber, and was seen to go down 20 miles west of the Italian coast after a raid on Italy.

	~~Francis Cottrell~~ was ~~named after his uncle who~~ was ~~named after Francis Marion, also known as~~ the ~~Swamp Fox~~, who ~~was~~ a ~~revolutionary war hero from South Carolina~~ and ~~subject~~ of ~~the movie "The Patriot~~."		He enlisted at Geiger field and was a student at Gonzaga Law school. He was formerly stationed in England and had been in North Africa for a year. He is the grandson of the late Henry Harder, who made his home here. He is a nephew of Mrs. Rosa Moon and a cousin of Mrs. George J. Hein.
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			'''[[file:/images/wwii/frank-harder-memorial.jpg\|thumb\|\|200px\|Memorial for Lt. Frank Harder On Tablet of North Africa American Cemetery]]'''
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Kirk at 23:33, 14 November 2022

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	[[file:/images/wwii/francis-cottrell.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Francis Marion Cottrell]]		[[file:/images/wwii/francis-cottrell.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Francis Marion Cottrell]]
	Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There ~~are memorials~~ to Francis at Tekoa.		Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There is a memorial to Francis at Tekoa.

	Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina and subject of the movie "The Patriot."		Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina and subject of the movie "The Patriot."

Kirk at 23:32, 14 November 2022

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	'''November 4, 1943'''		'''November 4, 1943'''
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	~~###~~ Francis Marion Cottrell Drowned off Santa Barbara		'''Francis Marion Cottrell Drowned off Santa Barbara'''

	[[file:/images/wwii/francis-cottrell.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Francis Marion Cottrell]]		[[file:/images/wwii/francis-cottrell.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Francis Marion Cottrell]]
	[Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There are memorials to Francis at Tekoa.]		Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There are memorials to Francis at Tekoa.

	Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina and subject of the movie "The Patriot."		Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina and subject of the movie "The Patriot."
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'''November 4, 1943'''
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### Francis Marion Cottrell Drowned off Santa Barbara
[[file:/images/wwii/francis-cottrell.png|thumb|left|200px|Francis Marion Cottrell]]
[Francis Cottrell died in a training accident on October 30, 1943 at Santa Barbara. The plane that he was on had to be ditched into the ocean, but the crew was able to parachute out. Francis became entangled in the parachute after landing the water and drowned. He was a son of a Rev. and Mrs. Clark Cottrell. His father was a Methodist minister who was moved from town to town in Washington state (Algona, Randle, Winthrop, Edwall, Tekoa and Walla Walla). The family was in Randall, just south of Mt. St. Helens when Francis was born. His brother Theodore, who was two years older, graduated from Edwall High School in 1937. Another older brother Clark should have been in the class of 1936 also did not graduate from Edwall. The family must have moved again to Tekoa between 1937 and 1939. There are memorials to Francis at Tekoa.]
Francis Cottrell was named after his uncle who was named after Francis Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina and subject of the movie "The Patriot."
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