World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Victor Cooper, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. REASSIGNED IN APRIL 1945 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. JOINED COMPANY D, 4TH COMBAT MILITARY POLICE BATTALION AND SERVED ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT SHIP USS APPLING APA-58 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH PRIMARY DUTIES AS A GUARD. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ABOARD THE TRANSPORT SHIP USS HERMITAGE AP-54 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JULY 24, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD.