PFC Cooper's DSC | Bronze Star

PFC Cooper’s DSC | Bronze Star   The Bronze Star was awarded to PFC Howard E. Cooper for meritorious achievement in active ground combat against the enemy, while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division on 20 February 1945, in support of the Golden Cross Division’s offensive drive into the Caraballo Mountains toward the city of Baguio.  Private First Class Cooper’s exemplary performance of duty in active ground combat was in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 33rd Infantry Division, and the Army of the United States.

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