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COOPER, Priesley Paul Jr - Date of
birth
2 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-719266 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
5th Fighter Squadron,
52nd Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Dietingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 27 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Priesley P. Cooper Sr. (father)
Susie V. (Simmons) Cooper (mother)
Virginia P. Cooper (sister)
More information
Lt Priesley P. Cooper Jr. was commissioned at Eagle Pass Field on 15 April 1944 and received the final phase of his training at Harding field, Louisiana. He was sent overseas in the early fall of 1944.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Silvano Wueschner, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, The Abilene (TX) Reporter, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Janie Healer Davis / Lt. Cooper's nephew, Ben Warton, Silvano Wueschner/The Abilene (TX) Reporter