World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Cooley
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Columbia, Kentucky
Honored By
Jean Cooley
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS CAPTURED IN JAPAN ON MAY 6, 1942 AT FORT MILLS, CORREGIDOR; RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1945. RECEIVED SILVER STAR.