World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Williams Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Charles Kellogg Field III
Relationship
Cousin
LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE. ENLISTED ON JUNE 29, 1942 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. ENTERED THE V-7 PROGRAM AT NOTRE DAME; COMMISSIONED ENSIGN JANUARY 20, 1944. SERVED ON THE USS DOYEN. STATIONED WITH 4TH MARINE DIVISION, NAVY SHORE PATROL. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE STAR. DISCHARGED JULY 20, 1946, U.S. NAVAL RESERVE INACTIVE, AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.