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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Gibson Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hackettstown, New Jersey

Honored By

Joan Cooper

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ABOARD USS LA GRANGE APA-124. PHILIPPINE LIBERATION AND OKINAWA INVASION. USS LA GRANGE APA-124 WAS HIT BY 2 KAMIKAZE AIRPLANES OFF OKINAWA. BECAME ENSIGN AT 19, RAISED IN RANK TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AT 20 AND TO FULL LIEUTENANT AT 21.