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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Edward Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montauk, New York

Honored By

VFW Post 550, East Hampton, NY

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN LATE 1939. WITH HIS MECHANICAL TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO A NAVY BOMBER PATROL GROUP AT AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. ON NOVEMBER 2, 1941, HIS PLANE, NEAR ICELAND (NORTH ATLANTIC), CRASHED INTO THE SEA WITH TWELVE MEN ONBOARD. THE ENTIRE CREW LOST THEIR LIVES, HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD.