Commander McCotter first joined the United States Navy in November of 1934 and served faithfully until September of 1943. In October of 1943 he was promoted to the Officer ranks (Mustang) and served until his retirement in January of 1957. He saw sea duty on the USS Widgeon, USS S-23, USS Tennessee (damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack), USS Chaumont, and the USS S-37. He was captured in Manlia, PI, during the surrender of Fort Drum in 1942 and was sent to Stalag 11B in Fallingbostel, Prussia (work camp 53-09), by the Japanese Government, and was later repatriated and liberated to U.S. Military Control. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star medal, the Navy Good Conduct medal, the Prisoner of War medal, the World War II Victory medal, the China Service medal, the American Defense Service medal, the American Theater Campaign medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, the Korean Service medal, the National Defense Service medal, the United Nations Service medal, Army Distinguished Unit Citation, Philippine Defense Ribbon, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
His obituary from the Yakima Herald Republic (9 Feb 1989) reads:
Roy Wommack McCotter
San Diego, Calif. Former Yakima resident Roy Wommack McCotter, 72, died Jan. 22 in San Diego.
Born in Pasco, Mr. McCotter moved to Yakima with his family as a youngster. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Navy Commander, a prisoner of war in World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He was a police reserve officer and past president of Kearney Mesa Rotary.
Survivors include his wife, Edith; a son, John, both of San Diego; a brother, Ray C. okf Bremerton; and a sister, Mary McDonald of Richland.
His obituary from the Yakima Herald Republic (9 Feb 1989) reads:
Roy Wommack McCotter
San Diego, Calif. Former Yakima resident Roy Wommack McCotter, 72, died Jan. 22 in San Diego.
Born in Pasco, Mr. McCotter moved to Yakima with his family as a youngster. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Navy Commander, a prisoner of war in World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He was a police reserve officer and past president of Kearney Mesa Rotary.
Survivors include his wife, Edith; a son, John, both of San Diego; a brother, Ray C. okf Bremerton; and a sister, Mary McDonald of Richland.
Commander McCotter first joined the United States Navy in November of 1934 and served faithfully until September of 1943. In October of 1943 he was promoted to the Officer ranks (Mustang) and served until his retirement in January of 1957. He saw sea duty on the USS Widgeon, USS S-23, USS Tennessee (damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack), USS Chaumont, and the USS S-37. He was captured in Manlia, PI, during the surrender of Fort Drum in 1942 and was sent to Stalag 11B in Fallingbostel, Prussia (work camp 53-09), by the Japanese Government, and was later repatriated and liberated to U.S. Military Control. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star medal, the Navy Good Conduct medal, the Prisoner of War medal, the World War II Victory medal, the China Service medal, the American Defense Service medal, the American Theater Campaign medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, the Korean Service medal, the National Defense Service medal, the United Nations Service medal, Army Distinguished Unit Citation, Philippine Defense Ribbon, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
His obituary from the Yakima Herald Republic (9 Feb 1989) reads:
Roy Wommack McCotter
San Diego, Calif. Former Yakima resident Roy Wommack McCotter, 72, died Jan. 22 in San Diego.
Born in Pasco, Mr. McCotter moved to Yakima with his family as a youngster. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Navy Commander, a prisoner of war in World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He was a police reserve officer and past president of Kearney Mesa Rotary.
Survivors include his wife, Edith; a son, John, both of San Diego; a brother, Ray C. okf Bremerton; and a sister, Mary McDonald of Richland.
His obituary from the Yakima Herald Republic (9 Feb 1989) reads:
Roy Wommack McCotter
San Diego, Calif. Former Yakima resident Roy Wommack McCotter, 72, died Jan. 22 in San Diego.
Born in Pasco, Mr. McCotter moved to Yakima with his family as a youngster. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Navy Commander, a prisoner of war in World War II, and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He was a police reserve officer and past president of Kearney Mesa Rotary.
Survivors include his wife, Edith; a son, John, both of San Diego; a brother, Ray C. okf Bremerton; and a sister, Mary McDonald of Richland.
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