Garnett Buford Cooper was born in Alabama to Riley Herbert Cooper and Margaret Elizabeth Long. He married Lona Lee Lewis on 7 December 1941 at Dade, Georgia. Pvt Cooper entered the service on 7 December 1942, at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia. He died in Denver, Colorado on June 25th.
Photo from South Pittsburg Hustler
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 15 November 1919
- Date of death: 25 June 1943
- County: Marion
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Pine Grove Cemetery, Jasper, Marion County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Middle Panel
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