World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jacob L. Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ilion, New York
Honored By
Jacob Cooper
SERVED JANUARY 1943 TO DECEMBER 1945. GRADUATED FROM AVIATION CADETS; NOVEMBER 1943, CLASS 43-J. FIGHTER PILOT; FLEW 98 COMBAT MISSIONS IN 9TH AIR FORCE IN EUROPE WITH A TOTAL OF 203 COMBAT HOURS. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 15 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BATTLE STARS (AIR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, AND OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY). HIGHEST RANK: CAPTAIN.