World War II Honoree

Mark Henry Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Middletown, Indiana

Honored By

Mr. John

Relationship

Cousin

STAFF SERGEANT. U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS RADIO OPERATOR. SERVED AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY AND U.S. NAVY BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE 3RD AND 5TH ARMIES. SERVED ABOARD D-DAY NAVAL TROOP TRANSPORT USS ANCON, WHICH WAS COMMAND VESSEL FOR U.S. GENERAL MARK WAYNE CLARK AT BOTH D-DAY AND EARLIER ITALY INVASION. WENT ASHORE AT OMAHA BEACH WITH GENERAL CLARK'S SHORE PARTY SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INVASION. TOURED SHELLED GERMAN BUNKERS AND CAPTURED AREAS TAKEN BY U.S., BRITISH AND CANADIAN FORCES IN FRANCE. RETURNED TO INDIANA FOLLOWING THE WAR.