World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert L. Cooper
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chatham County, North Carolina
Honored By
500th Bomb Goup Memorial Association
HE WAS AN AIRPLANE ELECTRICAL MECHANIC GUNNER FLYING AS LEFT GUNNER OF THE 883RD BOMB SQUADRON AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED ON A TRAINING MISSION AT COPELAND, KANSAS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1944.