Noel Copenhaver was the son of Preston “Press” L. Copenhaver and Alice Davis.
Enlisted 13 Apr 1942, Ft Oglethorpe, GA
From Loudon, TN
Buried Oral Cemetery, Roane Co., TN

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Septeber 10, 1944
Pfc. Noel Copenhaver, 32, was killed in action on Guam Aug. 3, his mother Mrs. Alice Copenhaver of Oral community, has been notified. Pfc. Copenhaver was a farmer. He entered service in April, 1942. Besides his mother, he is survived by four brothers, Foute, Daily and Oden Copenhaver of Oral and Paul Copenhaver of Richmond, Ind.

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 5 July 1910
  • Date of death: 3 August 1944
  • County: Roane
  • Hometown: Loudon
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: Infantry
  • Theater: Pacific
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Oral Cemetery, Oral, Roane County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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