World War II Honoree

Elmer Cooper

Hometown

Lenore, Wyoming

Honored By

Ms. Mollie Lapeyre

TORTURED AND STARVED TO DEATH ON THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. HIS PARENTS HEARD NOTHING FROM HIM FOR OVER 3 YEARS. WHEN THE U.S. GOT THERE THEY FOUND HIS GRAVE. HE DIED EARLY ENOUGH ON THE DEATH MARCH THAT HIS BUDDIES BURIED HIM AND MARKED HIS GRAVE.