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Personal info

Full name
COOPER, David Thomas
Date of birth
26 February 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Garrett County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33907486
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Garzweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 20 14

Immediate family

Members
William T. Cooper (father)
Ada M. (Ohler) Cooper (mother)
Raymond W. Cooper (brother)
Junior E. Cooper (brother)
Clifford E. Cooper (brother)
Etta Cooper (wife)

More information

Pvt David T. Cooper enlisted on 2 August 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland.

His brother, Raymond W. Cooper, is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Cooper Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, Russ Pickett, www.oldhickory30th.com, The Baltimore Sun - 29 March 1945, WWI Draft Cards

Photo source: http://www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet