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COOPER, HERSCHEL E.
COX Herschel E. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cooper, Barry.  Wife is the former Kathleen Meyers.  Graduate of Barry High School.  Entered service  1942, training at San Francisco, and Farragut, Idaho.  Served in South America, Africa, France, Northern Island, Scotland, England, Mediterranean Sea.  Has Bronze Star, ETO Ribbon.  Now on duty in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

  • Herschel Edwin Cooper
  • Dec 17, 1922 - Dec 20, 1998
  • s/o George Clarence Cooper & Mary Alice (Coker) Cooper buried at Dresden Cemetery, Navarro Co., TX
  • Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro Co, TX
COOPER, WILLIE C.
T/Sgt. Willie C. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooper, Dallas, Wife is the former Meagaret Coffey.  Attended Corsicana Schools.  Entered service 1941, training with Air Corps at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo.  Served in Australia, New Guinea and Netherland East Indies, where he is now on duty.

Notes:

COOPER, TROY C.
Cpl. Troy C. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cooper, Dawson.  Graduate of Dawson High School.  Entered service 1942, training with Air Corps at Gulfport, Miss. Now on duty at Waco Army Air Field.  Wears Good Conduct Ribbon

Notes:

  • Troy Conrad Cooper
  • May 7, 1921 - Nov 27, 2003
  • h/o Cecilia Rose (Haverkamp) Cooper; s/o Albert James Cooper & Mattie Sue (Shull) Cooper
  • Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood Co., TX
COOPER, L. T.
S 1/C L. T. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O Cooper, Sr., was graduated from Kerens High School.  Entered the Navy May, 1944, training at Camp Wallace, Tex., U.S.N.T.S., San Diego.  Served on Hawaii and on Guam, where he was attached to Seabees.  A patient in Naval Hospitals, Norman, Okla., and San Diego, Calif.

Notes:

  • L. T. Cooper
  • Oct 13, 1926 - Sept 1, 1999
  • h/o Jacqueline (Earley) Cooper; s/o Riley Osburn Cooper & Effie Louise (Wells) Cooper
  • Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson Co., TX
COPELAND, WILLIAM CHAS.
T/5 William Chas. Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Copeland, Purdon.  Graduate of Dawson High School.  entered the Army 1942, training at Camp Wallace and Camp Swift.  Served in France where he is now on duty.  Has Good Conduct Ribbon and Star.

Notes:

  • William Charles Copeland
  • Mar 28, 1915 - Jan 2, 1995
  • New Pursley Cemetery, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Eva Sue (Merritt) Copeland; s/o Fred Morgan Copeland & Lora (Crawfoird) Copeland
CORLEY, W. ELDON
Pfc. W. Eldon Corley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.. Corley, husband of former Jackie Smith.  Attended Kilgore Schools.  Entered the Army 1941, training at Ft. Sill Oklahoma.  Served in England, France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany.  Killed in action Feb. 6, 1945.

Notes:

  • Willie Eldon Corley
  • Jul 31, 1922 - Feb 26,1945
  • Richland Cemetery, Richland, Navarro Co., TX
  • s/o Willie Lee Corley & Essie Lee (Robertson) Corley
COSBY, TOMMY D.
Sgt. Tommy D. Cosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Cosby,.  Attended Emmett Schools.  Entered the Air Corps 1942, training at Waco Army Air Field and Westover Field.  Now on duty in Italy.

Notes:

  • Tommy Dalton Cosby
  • Sep 12, 1922 - Dec 10, 2022
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR
  • h/o Dana S. Cosby; s/o Noah Mitchell Cosby & Flora Adella (Adams) Cosby
COSSEY, GEORGE R.
S/Sgt. George R. Cossey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cossey, attended Rurall Shade School.  Mobilized with Natl. Guard Nov., 1940, transferred to Air Corps. Received training at Lemoor F.S., Lemoor, Calif., Jefferson, Mo.  Now on duty at R.A.A.F., Roswell, New Mexico.  Awarded Good Conduct Medal.

Notes:

  • George Robert Cossey
  • Jun 5, 1919 - May 19, 2000
  • Obituary
  • Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Lelia Mae (Henderson) Cossey; s/o Russell B. Cossey & Vivian (Bruner) Cossey
COSTLOW, MELVIN O.
Pvt. Melvin O. Costlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Costlow.  Wife is the former Marceline McCafferty.  Graduate of Corsicana Schools.  Entered the Army Signal Corps 1942, training at Camp Crowder.  Served in Miami, Fla.  Wounded in Saipan, 1944.  Was discharged at Gen. Hospital, El Paso, 1945.

Notes:

  • Melvin Orvis Costlow
  • Oct 23, 1920 - Mar 29, 2004
  • s/o William Spencer Costlow & Pearl Docie (Cobb) Costlow [LaRue Cemetery, LaRue, Henderson Co., TX
  • Ryan Chapel Cemetery, Diboll, Angelina Co., TX
COSTLOW, ERNEST V.
Cpl. Ernest V. Costlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Costlow, and husband of the former Ruth Lacy, attended Eustace Schools and Ft. Worth Business College.  entered service 1942, serving at Camp Barkley with Med. Corps until discharged 1943.

Notes:

  • Ernest V. Costlow
  • Sep 26, 1910 - Apr 16, 1978
  • Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg Co., TX
  • s/o William Spencer Costlow & Pearl Docie (Cobb) Costlow [LaRue Cemetery, LaRue, Henderson Co., TX

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COSTLOW, ELDRED L.
Pvt. Eldred L. Costlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Costlow, Corsicana, graduate of Corsicana High School.  Entered service, 1940, trained with 36th Division.  Has served on Pearl Harbor for some time before being reported missing in the fall of Java, now a Japanese Prisoner.

Notes:

  • Eldred Leon Costlow
  • Apr 25, 1913 - Jan 30, 1971
  • LaRue Cemetery, Henderson Co., TX
  • News Clippings for Eldred L. Costlow
  • s/o William Spencer Costlow & Pearl Docie (Cobb) Costlow [LaRue Cemetery, LaRue, Henderson Co., TX
COTTEN, CHARLES W.
Pfc. Charles W. Cotten, son of Mr. Henry B. Cotten, Corsicana. Entered Army Nov., 1944, trained at Camp Hood. Has served in Philippines and now on duty at Luzon.

Notes:

  • Charles William Cotton
  • Nov 3, 1919 - Jul 11, 1967
  • Resthaven Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
COTTEN, DORSEY A.
Pfc. Dorsey A. Cotten, son of Henry B. Cotten, Corsicana, attended Rice Public Schools. Entered Air Corps in 1943, trained at Pueblo, Colorado. Now on duty at England.

Notes:

  • Dorsey Andrew Cotten
  • Jan 21, 1915 - Mar 4, 1972
  • Obituary
  • Marker Photo at Pattison Cemetery, Emhouse, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Minnie Gertrude (Benton) Cotten; s/o Benjamin Henry Cotten & Leslie Mary (Pattison) Cotten
COTTONGAME, CHARLES
Pvt. Charles Cottongame Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cottongame, Frost, husband of the former Miss Lucille Rackley, Ennis, graduated from Dawson High School. Entered the Army in 1945, now on duty training at Camp Hood.

Notes:

  • Charles Cottongame, Jr.
  • Jul 27, 1926 - Jan 31, 1993
  • h/o Nora Lucille (Rackley) Cottongame
  • Ferris Memorial Park North, Ferris, Ellis Co., TX
COULSON, THOMAS H.
Sgt. Thomas H. Coulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Coulson, formerly of Rice, husband of the former Miss Georgia Jacobs, graduate of Rice High School.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Air Corps at Sheppard Field and Walker Field Kansas.  Now on duty with the 20th AAF Superfortresses in the Marianas Islands.

Notes:

  • Thomas Henry "Tommy" Coulson
  • Mar 11, 1921 - Apr 17, 2000
  • Obituary
  • h/o Georgia (Jacobs) Coulson; s/o Henry Bennett Coulson & Evah Myrtle (McDaniel) Coulson
  • Memory Gardens of the Valley, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
COULSON, BILLY E.
Pvt. Billy E. Coulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Coulson, formerly of Rice, graduate of Rice High School.  Entered service Jan., 1945, trained at Camp Hood.  Now en route to Pacific.

Notes:

  • Billy Edward Coulson
  • Oct 1, 1926 - Oct 15, 2016
  • Obituary
  • h/o Merline (Byrd) Coulson; s/o Henry Bennett Coulson & Evah Myrtle (McDaniel) Coulson
  • Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas
COULSON, CLARENCE F.
Cpl. Clarence F. Coulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Coulson, formerly of Rice, graduate of Rice High School.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps at Kessler Field, Miss., Buckley, Colorado.  Has served in England, now on furlough in States.

Notes:

  • Clarence Fred Coulson
  • Jul 24, 1923 - Mar 25, 2001
  • Obituary
  • h/o Vera (Pennington) Coulson & Barbara Ann (Repp) Randall-Coulson; s/o Henry Bennett Coulson & Evah Myrtle (McDaniel) Coulson
  • Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Tarrant Co., TX
COWAN, KERR B.
Capt. Kerr B. Cowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kerr B. Cowan, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Iris Sheppard, graduate of Corsicana High School, attended New York University and Baylor.  Entered service, 1942.  Trained with Air Transport Command at Luke Field, Arizona and Miami Beach, Fla.  Now on duty in India, has Presidential Citation.

Notes:

  • Kerr Bicknell Cowan
  • Jun 24, 1912 - Jan 16, 2006
  • Obituary
  • h/o Iris (Sheppard) Cowan
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
COX, ALVIS C.
Pfc. Alvis C. Cox, son of Mr. J. M. Cox, husband of the former Miss Lassie King, attended Pursley Schools.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps at Miami Beach, Fla.  Now on duty at Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

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COX, HERMAN
S/Sgt. Herman Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox, Corsicana, attended school at West.  Entered the Marines in 1941, trained at San Diego, Calif.  Has served in the Pacific, now on duty in Okinawa.  Has some Medals.

Notes:

  • Herman Louis Cox
  • Apr 5, 1923 - Feb 4, 1978
  • h/o Katherine (Denard) Cox; s/o William Custer Cox & Allie Bessie (Howard) Cox
  • Bold Springs Cemetery, West, McLennan Co., TX

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