About George Franklin Cooper
Lived 1864 – 1953 (aged 88). George Franklin Cooper was an American naval officer.
Capt. George Franklin Cooper Jr. (September 26, 1864 – May 6, 1953) was an American naval officer. He was a captain in the United States Navy; and was the commanding officer of the battleship from May 1914 to June 1916 and during World War I.
Biography George Franklin Cooper was born on September 26, 1864, in Americus, Georgia. In 1886, Cooper graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He served in World War I in the Fourth Naval District (headquartered at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard), and was awarded the Navy Cross.
He died on May 6, 1953, in Philadelphia; and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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American naval officer (1864–1953)
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George Franklin Cooper was born on 26 September 1864 in Americus.
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George Franklin Cooper died on 6 May 1953 in Philadelphia.
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