Name:
Earl T. Cooper
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-667950
Unit:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-01-07
State:
California
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
22
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
1st Lt Earl T. Cooper, pilot of the B-24 Liberator 42-63977 “Los Angeles City Limits”, took off from Station 114 Hetel, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission to Ludwigshafen’s chemical factory. The mission was a success, but multiple bombers were shot down by German fighters on the return flight, including the “Los Angeles City Limits” at 1315.