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Black Water: By Strength And By Guile (My Secret Life In The Special Boat Section)
By Don Camsell
Nancy Wake
By Russell Braddon
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 55708" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Copper</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gilbert F.</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">2 Bn (Green Combat Team)</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private + Private First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>37674248</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star,Bronze Star,Purple Heart</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Floyd County,Iowa (enlistment)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Osage,Mitchell County,Iowa (PH records)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 7.9.1923 Orchard,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Edwin S. and Catherine (nee Roth) Copper</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Colwell High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 3.7.1943 Camp Dodge,Herrold,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 4.7.1944 near Myitkyina,Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>475 Infantry Regiment 1945 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>achieved rank of Staff Sergeant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Loras College (B.A.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>school teacher</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Colleen Marie Henry 3.9.1949 (1930-2016) (10 children Patricia,Barbara,John,Michael,Cathy,Mary,Kevin,Marjorie,Christopher and Gregory)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 2.6.2010 Fort Dodge,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corpus Christi Cemetery,Fort Dodge,Webster County,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-copper.28828/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28828-f558f9c321b35d6cbe9b258d350cf96a.jpg?1591434179" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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