World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John R. 'J. R.' Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Salley, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
VOLUNTEERED FOR MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN EUROPE. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE AT OMAHA BEACH, IN THE BATTLE FOR SAINT LO, FRANCE AND IN THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN. WOUNDED IN ACTION AND TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS NEAR DUSSELDORF, GERMANY IN 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART WITH 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.