Cornelius Elting Jr.

Cornelius M. Elting Jr.

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/21/1944

Cornelius M. Elting Jr. was born in Kingston, Ulster County, New York on September 4, 1908.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Company
in Kingston, New York.

He was drafted into the Army on March 3, 1941 at Albany, New York. His home of residence was listed as
Kingston, Ulster County, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as Skilled Painters, Construction
And Maintenance. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No. 5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Private First Class Elting was killed in action in France during the attack against Cherbourg
on June 21, 1944.

From The Kingston Daily Freeman Friday July 21, 1944.
The identification of Cornelius Elting as a Staff Sergeant
could not be confirmed. The American Battlefield Monuments
Commission has him listed as a Private First Class. His death
is indicated in the Company C Morning Reports at the rank
of Private First Class.

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Decorations of Cornelius M. Elting Jr.

Cornelius M. Elting Jr. was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block B Row 4 Grave 78 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot G Row 2 Grave 33

Grave marker for

Cornelius Elting Jr.

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

Top photo from The Kingston Daily Freeman Friday July 21, 1944
Note in the photo that Cornelius Elting is wearing the Distinctive Insignia of the 22nd Infantry on his coat lapels and cap.
Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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