Son of Elzear L. Cote who resided in Newton, Massachusetts.

Roger served as a First Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment, Jedburgh Team “Augustus”, Office of Strategic Service, U.S. Army during World War II.

The Jedburgh Team was a special forces operation carried out by the Allies during WWII, which aimed to coordinate the action of the French Resistance with the general plans of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) and to provide weapons and training to the Resistance.

He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on November 9, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Roger was one of three soldiers "Executed" by the German Army in France during the war. (see below story)

He was awarded the "Distinguished Service Cross" and the Purple Heart.

Service # 11084219

The three executed:

Bonsall, John Halsey ~ Major, NJ
Cote, Roger E ~ 1st Sgt, NH
Delviche, Jean ~ Captain, French Army

Roger Elzear Cote (1922)