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1Lt Earl Thomas Cooper

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1Lt Earl Thomas Cooper Veteran

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
7 Jan 1944 (aged 26)
France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 22 Grave 15
Memorial ID
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Pilot 1/Lt Earl T.Cooper, KIA.
Hometown:California
Squadron: 567th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-667950
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Target: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 1854
Date Lost: 7-Jan-44
Serial Number: 42-63977
Aircraft Model B-24D-20-CF
Aircraft Letter: Z-
Aircraft Name: LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS
Location: Crashed at Sully-Chapelle
Cause: German fighters 3 EVD, 6 KIA, 1 POW

The 389th BG flies home alone over France. German fighters make repeated attacks and the group loses four aircraft.

COOPER LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS Crew
1st/Lt. Earl T. Cooper Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Arthur Acevedo Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert A. Lawrenz Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Pasquale Falco Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Harold R. Vines Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Arthur A Morin Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. William R. Powell Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Jack H. Harger Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James P. Cobbs Gunner POW
S/Sgt. George H Stillwell Gunner POW
Pilot 1/Lt Earl T.Cooper, KIA.
Hometown:California
Squadron: 567th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-667950
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Target: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 1854
Date Lost: 7-Jan-44
Serial Number: 42-63977
Aircraft Model B-24D-20-CF
Aircraft Letter: Z-
Aircraft Name: LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS
Location: Crashed at Sully-Chapelle
Cause: German fighters 3 EVD, 6 KIA, 1 POW

The 389th BG flies home alone over France. German fighters make repeated attacks and the group loses four aircraft.

COOPER LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS Crew
1st/Lt. Earl T. Cooper Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Arthur Acevedo Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert A. Lawrenz Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Pasquale Falco Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Harold R. Vines Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Arthur A Morin Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. William R. Powell Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Jack H. Harger Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James P. Cobbs Gunner POW
S/Sgt. George H Stillwell Gunner POW

Gravesite Details

Entered the Service from California.



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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56371773/earl_thomas-cooper: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Earl Thomas Cooper (5 May 1917–7 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56371773, citing Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).