ALAN B. COOPER, LTJG, USN
Alan Cooper '49
Lucky Bag
From the 1949 Lucky Bag:
Allan B. Cooper
Riverton, New Jersey
"A. B." came to us from Riverton, N. J. (We cannot find it in the latest atlas) after absorbing two years "doing or dying" for dear old Rutgers. A look at the back of Al's B-robe could tell you what his great interests was—sports. As varsity guard for three years on our championship 150 lb. football team, with battalion bowling and track in the spring, he was in shape from October until June Week. His wives were constantly annoyed by his huge correspondence with the fairer sex. He kept the Bancroft Hall post office busy with letters to all points in the U. S., and after our European cruises his postage stamp bills reached the proportions of our national budget. Al plans to enter the submarine service on graduation and with his friendliness and willingness to help others, his success is only a matter of time.
He was also a member of the Math Club and the 150 lb football team.
Allan B. Cooper
Riverton, New Jersey
"A. B." came to us from Riverton, N. J. (We cannot find it in the latest atlas) after absorbing two years "doing or dying" for dear old Rutgers. A look at the back of Al's B-robe could tell you what his great interests was—sports. As varsity guard for three years on our championship 150 lb. football team, with battalion bowling and track in the spring, he was in shape from October until June Week. His wives were constantly annoyed by his huge correspondence with the fairer sex. He kept the Bancroft Hall post office busy with letters to all points in the U. S., and after our European cruises his postage stamp bills reached the proportions of our national budget. Al plans to enter the submarine service on graduation and with his friendliness and willingness to help others, his success is only a matter of time.
He was also a member of the Math Club and the 150 lb football team.
Loss
Alan Bogart Cooper '47
(b. Riverton, NJ – d. January 3, 1952, Bappu, Japan)
US Navy
Lieutenant
USS Rochester
Lieutenant Cooper attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis from 1945 to 1949. He was assigned to the cruiser USS Rochester. According to a letter written by his father, Lieutenant Cooper was struck and killed by a train at a railroad station in Bappu, Japan, on January 3, 1952. According to Naval Academy records, his hometown is listed as Riverton, NJ, and his religion as Dutch Reformed. Cooper was appointed to the Naval Academy by Representative D. Lane Powers.
Other Information
He is not mentioned in the 1949 Class History. His middle name was Bogart (per Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps of 1952.)
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Buried Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York Location: LUKE ID 2472-1416 His father was Telfer, mother Beatrice, brother Donald. Grandmother was Sophia Puckeridge whose maiden name Bogert.
- USS Merganser – June 1951 to Jan. 1952
- USS Rochester – July 1949 – May 1951
USS Merganser conducted minesweeping operations throughout the Korean War.
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