Cooper Edward Cox

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Edward Cox Cooper is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Edward Cox Cooper

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

33751698

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-28

State:

District of Columbia

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Edward Cox Cooper was born on May 21, 1916, in Bloomington, Magoffin County, Kentucky. He was the son of Robert A. Cooper and Eliza J. Cox Cooper. He was married to Dorothy Hornsby Bowers. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II.

SSgt Cooper was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov
Source of photo: Frederic Pochauvin