Billy Gene Cooper

Korean War
Service #3233253
RankHospital Corpsman First Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathSeptember 14 1951
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Hospital Corpsman First Class Cooper was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Hospital Corpsman First Class Cooper was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Kajon-ni, North Korea on September 14, 1951 with chest wounds.