World War II Honoree

Peter Van Hoose Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Honored By

Judith Ann Cooper

Relationship

daughter

SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT WITH BLACK TROOPS AT CAMP LIVINGSTON LA. FROM THERE TO FT SILL OKLAHOMA THEN OVERSEAS WITH THE 351ST FIELD ARTILLERY. ADVANCED TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE JOB. SPENT TIME IN WHAT WAS THEN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. WAS CALLED BACK TO US BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT HATTISBURG MISS.