Cooper, George F., Jr.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant (Second-lieutenant)
Unit:: Platoon leader, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division "The Silent Second", U.S. Marine Corps

For action performed on 20 November 1943, on the island Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands.

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Sources

- Hammel, E. & Lane, J.E., Bloody Tarawa – The 2nd Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2006
- Tarawa on the web.org

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