World War II Honoree

John Harold Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Barney, Georgia

Honored By

Faustina Webb Cooper

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED U.S. ARMY DECEMBER 1944. RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AFTER TRAINING, ORDERED TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; SAW DUTY ON THE ISLANDS OF LUZON AND LEYTE. DURING THIS TIME, EARNED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER MEDALS AND RIBBONS. AFTER WWII, SERVED IN KOREAN CONFLICT; EARNED PURPLE HEART MEDAL. RELEASED FROM DUTY FEBRUARY 1951. HIS SERVICE REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, U.S. ARMY AND OUR COUNTRY.