Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ed Cottrell served in the U.S. military during World War II. There was a time Ed Cottrell did not know if he was going to make it ...

MIAMI (WTVD) -- A local World War II pilot celebrated a big milestone birthday Monday, turning 100 years old. ABC11 caught up with him to find out how he celebrated the big day. Back in November, Ed ...

On Dec. 17, 1944, the second day of the Battle of the Bulge, American P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell's engine was shot up by a German Messerschmitt. In the same battle on the same day, German pilot Karl-Heinz ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as Hendersonville resident and World War II P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing ...

There was a time Ed Cottrell did not know if he was going to make it home alive. Now, the 102-year-old World War II veteran is being honored with a French Legion of Honor medal. Cottrell enlisted in ...