Raymond H. Cooley Military person

Raymond Henry Cooley (May 14, 1916 – March 12, 1947) was a soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces during World War II. Cooley joined the Army from Tennessee in September 1941. Cooley is one of a few known Medal of Honor recipients to have fallen on a grenade and survived.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 14, 1914
Birth place
Dunlap Tennessee
Date of deathMarch 12, 1947
Place of death
Tennessee

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Army

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External resources

  1. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_68943.asp
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7869845
  3. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM358Z
  4. http://www.worldwariihistory.info/Medal-of-Honor/Luzon.html