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Date of Passing Jun 22, 1986
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CORPORAL MARTIN LUTHER COOPER SON OF JAMES CALONE AND ZORAH BELL COOPER WAS A STORE OPERATOR IN DAVIS WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1943. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH AN ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION(UNKNOWN) FROM DECEMBER 1944 TO MAY 1945. CPL COOPER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 13 OCTOBER 1945 AT CAMP ATTERBURY INDIANA. MARTIN COOPER PASSED AWAY IN DAVIS WEST VIRGINIA ON 22 JUNE 1986.
Description (New Guinea Campaign 24 January 1943 to 31 December 1944) After the loss of Buna and Gona in New Guinea, the Japanese fell back on their stronghold at Lae. Their attempt to reinforce Lae by sea in March 1943 met with disaster when American and Australian planes sank most of the convoy in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Salamaua and Lae then became the objectives for an Allied advance along the northern coast of New Guinea. Fifth Air Force bombers attacked airfields at Wewak, 300 miles west of Lae, to neutralize them. The Allies dropped paratroops at Nadzab, just beyond Lae. Enemy resistance at Salamaua broke on 14 September 1943; Lae fell two days later. In the months that followed, MacArthur’s forces pushed westward, capturing some Japanese strongholds and bypassing others. After taking Hollandia in April 1944, the Allies attacked islands off the northern coast of New Guinea, taking Wakde and Biak in May, Owi in June, and Noemfoor in July. Sansapor on New Guinea also was gained in July. Aerial attacks on the Philippines began in August, and Morotai was seized in October to provide air bases for the invasion of the Philippines. Allied planes also bombed the oil center at Balikpapan and other targets in Borneo and Celebes.
