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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Olds Cooley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Reliance, Virginia

Honored By

Paula Lucy Delosh

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1943 AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE MIDSHIPMAN SCHOOL AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK ON APRIL 13,1944. HE WAS DEPLOYED INTO THE ATLANTIC FLEET THAT MONTH. SERVED IN THE THEATRES OF NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, EUROPE AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS SERVING ABOARD BOTH LANDING SHIP TANK AND LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY. HE BECAME THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY SHIP 37.