World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph Michael Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
West Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Linda Von Winkle Tomaszek & Family
Relationship
Daughter of Widow
ESSO BATON ROUGE TANKER TORPEDO SALVAGED APRIL 8, 1942. RETURNED TO SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1942. ON FEBRUARY 23, 1943, ESSO BATON ROUGE TANKER TORPEDO SUNK IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.