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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Rufus Barton Cooley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hillsville, Virginia

Honored By

Major Michael G. McGrady, USMC (Retired)

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE ON MAY 12, 1944. TRAINED AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, AND CLOVIS AIR FIELD, NEW MEXICO. EMBARKED FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IN MAY 1945. RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN FEBRUARY 1946 AND WAS DISCHARGED FROM CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI ON MARCH 8, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT.