World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Floyd E. Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brook, Indiana
Relationship
Self
12TH ARMY DIVISION, ARMY INFANTRY, COMPANY B, 17TH ARMORED INFANTRY. BASIC TRAINING IN SOUTH TEXAS. ASSIGNED TO THE 12TH ARMY DIVISION NEW YORK AND SENT OVERSEAS TO ENGLAND. HE THEN ENTERED FRANCE AFTER THE WAR STARTED THERE. FOUGHT THROUGH TO GERMANY, THEN TO SWITZERLAND. MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS: COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, CARBINE SS, RIFLE MKM. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.