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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William R. Cooper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dayton, Ohio

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BASIC TRAINING CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI (1943), 189TH SIGNAL REPAIR COMPANY. ARRIVED OVERSEAS 26 DECEMBER 1943. 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. ASSIGNED 327TH GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE INFANTRY DIVISION. MEDALS AND AWARDS: PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH TWO CAMPAIGN STARS (RHINELAND, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN) AND ARDENNES (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), HOLLAND; ORDER OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE 21 FEBRUARY 1946 IN PARIS, FRANCE.