A visitation service will be held Wednesday for the late J. Gary Cooper, a Mobilian who became the the first Black officer in the Marine Corps to lead an infantry company into combat and who later had ...
(Tribune News Service) — A visitation service will be held Wednesday for the late J. Gary Cooper, a Mobilian who became the the first Black officer in the Marine Corps to lead an infantry company into ...
Enjoy old or unusual movies? Here's a review: “Doomsday” (1928): In the late 1920s, Gary Cooper was a serious heartthrob and filmmakers really leaned into his lanky charm and dangerous smolder. In ...
He was the first Black officer to lead a Marine Corps infantry company into combat. He later became an Alabama state lawmaker and an assistant secretary of the Air Force. By Trip Gabriel J. Gary ...