World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Nathan Joseph Copeland, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Portland, Maine
Honored By
Jeff McCulloh
Relationship
Neighbor
Enlisted in 1942. Served as a Morse Code communications Signalman aboard Liberty ships. Crossed the Atlantic many times and survived several U-Boat attacks. Slightly wounded by a bombing attack on Antwerp Harbor in 1945.