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Personal info

Full name
COOPER, William C
Date of birth
15 October 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34265723
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 48 15

Immediate family

Members
Winston M. Cooper (father)
Emma A. (Wilson) Cooper (mother)
Orene Cooper (sister)
Nadine Cooper (sister)
Rubert Cooper (brother)
Raiford Cooper (brother)
Winston M. Cooper Jr. (brother)

More information

Pfc William C. Cooper was a carrier for the Atlanta Journal News.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 20 March 1942 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

His brothers Raiford and Winston also served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Atlanta Journal - 14 December 1944