| LC control no. | n 88298450 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cota, Norman D. (Norman Daniel), Sr., 1893-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Cota, Dutch, 1893-1971 Cota, Norman Daniel, Sr., 1893-1971 |
| Birth date | 1893-05-30 |
| Death date | 1971-10-04 |
| Found in | Miller, R.A. Division commander, 1989: CIP t.p. (Major General Norman D. Cota) galley (Commanding general of the 28th Infantry Division) Mehlo, N.F. D-Day General, 2021: prepublication galley title page ([subtitle]: How Dutch Cota Saved Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944) acknowledgments page (General Norman "Dutch" Daniel Cota) galley page 6 (one of the 29th Division's most renowned leaders; Norman Daniel Cota--born May 30, 1893 in Massachusetts; died October 4, 1971 in Kansas--division's second-in-command) Wikipedia, Nov. 17, 2020: Norman Cota page (Major General Norman Daniel "Dutch" Cota, Sr.; May 30, 1893-October 4, 1971. A senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II; famous for rallying demoralized troops on Omaha Beach on D-Day. As a major advisor in Operation Overlord, he was made the assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division, which was designated to land at Omaha Beach during the Battle of Normandy. As the commanding general of the 28th Infantry Division, Major General Cota's division was involved in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. His son, Norman Daniel "Dan" Cota Jr., December 15, 1921-March 18,1988 was a U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot who provided reconnaissance for the 28th Division during the Battle of Hürtgen Forest) |
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