The City of Anaheim is honoring Dr. WIlliam Kott, a former councilman and veteran of the U.S. Third Army’s blazing campaign across northern France and southern Germany, as one of its “Hometown Heroes” this Memorial Day weekend:
From the City of Anaheim press release:
Dr. Kott served in General George S. Patton’s Third U.S. Army, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. He returned home when many of his fellow comrades and friends did not. We honor those men and women on Memorial Day.
Upon returning home from WWII, Dr. Kott married his wife Eleanor, and in 1957 they settled in Anaheim and raised a family. A successful dentist and maxillofacial surgeon, he wanted to do more for his community and served on the Anaheim City Council (April 1976-April 1979), as well as other Boards and Commissions.
