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COOPER, Edwin Levelle - Date of
birth
28 May 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Memphis, Shelby County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14095260 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Grémecey, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ethel B. Cooper (father)
Daisy L. (Echols) Cooper (mother)
Ethel E. Cooper (brother)
Mildred E. Cooper (sister)
James K. Cooper (brother)
Hugh W. Cooper (brother)
Vivian J. Cooper (sister)
Walter H. Cooper (brother)
Grace M. Cooper (wife)
Nancy Cooper (daughter)
More information
Pfc Edwin L. Cooper attended high school for four years and was a salesman before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Jackson, Mississippi on 18 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cooperwork Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.super6th.org
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