Modesto Cotto Jr. (1949 - 1968)

Born 5 Jun 1949 in New York, New York County, New York, United States of America

Died 31 Jan 1968 at age 18 in Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Biography

Modesto Cotto Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart.

Modesto Cotto Jr. is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
PFC Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

PFC Modesto Cotto Jr. was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

PFC Modesto Cotto Jr. served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): =C Co.,1st Bn, 7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Service ended:

Modesto was born in 1949. He passed away in 1968. Mother: Ofelia Vega

Military

Vietnam War US Marines C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF Modesto arrived in Vietnam 14 November 1967 and was assigned to Charlie Company,1st Battalion,7th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division. In defense of the Da Nang Military Complex, Charlie Compony sent out a squad size combat patrol that was caught in an ambush by a large hard-core enemy force,in the vicinity of the Phuoc Ninh Village Complex,Hieu Duc District and there were 9 casualities. Modesto was single and served his country for one year and was KIA #20,856.

Sources

Semper Fi Brother! Sgt R.C. Floyd, (Floyd-1923)

• www.virtualwall.org
• 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association and the1/7 Marines Vietnam Memorial, Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, USA
• National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2644389/modesto-cotto: accessed March 27, 2024), memorial page for PFC Modesto Cotto Jr. (5 Jun 1949–31 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2644389, citing Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).