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COOPER, William Dewain - Date of
birth
8 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado -
Hometown
El Paso County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17145336 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Christopher W. Cooper (father)
Vesta M. (Jamison) Cooper (mother)
Donald Cooper (brother)
More information
Pfc William D. Cooper graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1940. He attended attended Colorado College for one year.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, Kirkland Family Tree, 1940 Census
Photo source: Astrid van Erp