Ben Cooper

[by December 1942 Private Ben Cooper is stationed the the Army Air Corps at Merced, Calif.]

February 17, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Cadet Ben B. Cooper of the army air corps has been transferred from primary pilot training at Chickasha, Okla., to basic pilot training at Coffeyville, Kan. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper.

April 27, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Cadet Ben B. Cooper has been transferred from the basic training school at Coffeyville, Kan., to an advanced pilot training school at Aloe Airfield, Victoria, Texas. This is a single engine school. He has been in the service since October, 1942, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper.

July 13, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. and Mrs. Ben B. Cooper are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper, during his leave. Lt. Cooper recently completed his training as a pilot in the army air corps advanced base at Aloe air field, Victoria, Texas. He has been assigned in instructors training at Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Cooper is the former Miss Betty Riddle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Riddle of Orchard Avenue.

August 3, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Selected for his flying skill and ability to teach, Second Lieutenant Ben B. Cooper son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper of Reardan, is in training at Randolph Field's central instructors school in Texas, center of higher education for pilots of the air training command. After graduation, CIS-trained pilots pass flying techniques on to aviation cadets and student officers at training stations through out the country.

October 26, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. Ben B. Cooper has been transferred from San Angelo, Texas to Westover Field, Mass. He has been an instructor in fighter planes and is now being further trained as a B-24 pilot.

November 9, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. Ben B. Cooper was transferred from Springfield, Mass., to Savannah, Ga., where he will fly B-24 Liberators. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper.

February 8, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lieutenant Ben Cooper a copilot on a B-24, is at Mitchel Field, N. Y., waiting for his orders to go overseas. He had been at Savannah, Ga. His wife has returned to be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Riddle of Orchard Avenue. [He is the son] of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper.

February 15, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lieutenant Ben B. Cooper was transferred to Mitchell Field, N. Y., from Savannah, Ga. He is training for naval air transport service [think this should be B-24 training in the Army air corps]. His wife and baby will accompany him.

Marcy 22, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. Ben B. Cooper writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper, he has arrived safely in England. He was stationed at Hampstead, N. H., and went to England by way of Iceland. He has been assigned to a bomber squadron and is a pilot on a B-24 Liberator. His wife is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Riddle of Spokane.

June 7, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. Ben Cooper is spending a thirty-day furlough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper. He is a bomber pilot with the Eighth air force and was in Europe for three months, completing 12 missions. He wears the air medal with oak leaf cluster, the presidential citation, the European theater operation ribbon with one star for the battle of Germany.

July 19, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. Ben B. Cooper writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper, he has been moved from Fort Lewis to Fort Dix, N. J. He completed 12 mission in Europe as a pilot of a B-24 Liberator. He is with the Eighth air force.

June 27, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lieutenant Ben Cooper who is an army pilot and spent 3 months in England, completing 12 missions over Germany before V-E day, has been given his discharge at Fort Lewis. He is on the reserve commission list. He was stationed at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Lt. Cooper entered the service 3 years ago and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper. He and is wife are vacationing on the coast.