Charles Joseph Ott (1914 - 1978)

Born 4 Dec 1914 in Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Enlistment 9 Jan 1941 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJM-N8L

Marital Status Single, without dependents

Education 4 years of high school

Civilian Occupation Carpenter

Discharge 29 Jun 1945

Lancaster Enterprise, May 15, 1941

60th Inf. Co. D., 9th Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Lancaster Enterprise, December 18, 1941

Private Charles Ott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ott of 22 St. Joseph Street, arrived home on Sunday to spend a week with his parents. He is with the 60th Infantry, Co. D, 9th Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Buffalo Evening News, August 24, 1943

His Pop’s A Sergeant. Charles J. Ott, Jr. [a pictured child] was born Feb. 27 [1943] and lives with his mother at 23 St Joseph St., Lancaster, Sgt Ott went overseas sometime in October 1942 and is now in North Africa.

The 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division

The 9th Infantry Division was among the first U.S. combat units to engage in offensive ground operations during the Second World War. The Division saw its first combat on 8 November 1942, when elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey during Operation Torch. The 60th Infantry Regiment spearheaded the landing at Port Lyautey.

In August 1943, the 9th Division landed at Palermo, Sicily, and took part in the capture of Randazzo and Messina. The 60th Infantry flanked the city of Troina and chased the retreating Germans east towards Randazzo. The Regiment completed a second flanking movement around Randazzo.

On 11 November 1943, the 60th Infantry embarked for Winchester, England and on 11 June 1944 (D+5), the Regiment debarked to Utah Beach at Normandy, France. The 60th Infantry assisted with capturing the Port of Cherbourg and took part in the Normandy break-out at St. Lo. The Regiment continued with the 9th Infantry Division and the First U.S. Army across northern France and into Belgium. During the snow and bitter cold of Battle of the Bulge, the 60th Infantry found itself north of the initial assault holding a defensive position near Monschau.

In the spring of 1945, the 60th Infantry captured the Schwammanuel Dam on the Roer River and was one of the first units to cross the Rhine River at Remagen. In April 1945, after breaking out of the Remagen bridgehead, the unit assisted in the sealing and clearing of the Ruhr Pocket.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 March 2021, 18:31), entry for Charles Ott(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G723-7RN); contributed by various users.
• 1920 United States Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States
• 1930 United States Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191502784