Name:
William Cooper
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
15090124
Unit:
502nd Parachute infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-06-11
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
C
Row:
3
Grave:
43
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
William A. Cooper was born on 1921. He served in the U.S. Army during the Normandy Invasion of World War II as a Private in C Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He entered the service in Kentucky. He died on June 11, 1944 and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.