African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 7 June 1922, Union Springs, Bullock County, AL. Died: 9 August 2000, Union Springs, Bullock County, AL. Enlisted: 17 March 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL and discharged 9 November 1945.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farming. His father was Ritch Cope. farmer and his mother was Eddie Bagley. He married Elizabeth Haynes 18 February 1944.
Pvt Cope was a member of the medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
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