Cooper, George Grady, Maj

Fallen

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115C-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 13th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Night Intruder

Service Years
1945 - 1967

Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Cuban Missile Crisis

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Wichita Falls, TX	Last Address Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam

Casualty Date Jan 21, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Crestview Memorial Park - Wichita Falls, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates 14E 060

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Notes


Date Not Specified
Last Updated: Jul 22, 2015

Comments
Prior service with the U.S. Navy 1945-1953 in both active and reserve duty capacities. Captain Cooper entered the Air Force in 1954 and completed pilot training by 1956. Earlier in his career, Major Cooper served at RAF Upper Heyford, and with 509th Bomber Wing out of Pease AFB, flying the B-47. He was killed serving as part of an air crew aboard a B-57. He flewout of Danang/Phan Rang ABs. He was lost over Tay Ninh Province. Notes/Links: http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/vietnam-veteran-honored (photo and bio) http://www.vvmf.org//index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=10383 http://www.strategic-air-command.com/wings/0509bw.htm http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/ http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=10372 http://airwarvietnam.com/35tfw.htm http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-071108-042.pdf (history of 13th) http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2011/jan/19/vietnam-veteran-honored/ (updated info)

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