Horace E Cooper

Military

In charge of ground communications . Flew to Paris on the 'Paris Express'as radio operator 20 Mar 45 B-17 Developed QGH proceedure letting down bombers in fog and heavy rain before radar.



ETO ribbon w 6 bronze stars/good conduct medal/victory medal

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

Cabot, Pennsylvania 29 May 1920

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000