Douglas McKay Cooper
Military
USAAF Photo via Nathan Saunders
Object Number - UPL 70284 - 1st Lt Douglas M. Cooper
Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Hann crew. 35 x mission tour completed. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), American Campaign, American Defense, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 55th Fighter Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1301994
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 30 August 1921 | BornDetroit, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 8 August 1942 | EnlistedLos Angeles, California |
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Died |
Rosemead, California | 20 July 2004 | DiedRosemead, California |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
