Luke King Cooperrider Jr. (abt. 1918)

Born about 1918 in Ohio, United States

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Biography

Not much is known about Luke King Cooperrider, Jr. He was born circa 1918 in Ohio (possibly either Perry County or Raccoon Township). He was the eldest of three children and the only son born to Luke Cooperrider Sr. and Lola (King) Cooperrider.

Luke was raised in Raccoon Township, Worthington, and Columbus, Ohio. He attended four years of college and became an accountant. He enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio on February 14, 1941 to serve during WWII.

No other records have been found regarding his life past his enlistment in the United States Army.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBJ-R28 : accessed 15 December 2019), Luke King Cooperider in household of Luke Cooperider, Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing ED 63, sheet 4B, line 78, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1385; FHL microfilm 1,821,385.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X47C-P8S : accessed 15 December 2019), Luke K Carpernter Jr. in household of Luke K Carpernter Sr., Worthington, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 214, sheet 6B, line 100, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1802; FHL microfilm 2,341,536.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW88-WPX : 29 July 2019), Luke K Cooperrider in household of Luke K Cooperrider, Ward 16, Columbus City, Montgomery Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93-250, sheet 9B, line 66, family 288, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3248.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YC-R6B : 5 December 2014), Luke K Cooperrider, enlisted 14 Feb 1941, Ft Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.