Robert H. Cope
Rank: Private, U.S. Army
Unit: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Hometown: Camden, New Jersey
Entered service from: New Jersey
Born: 1929
Died: , Missing in Action — Presumed Dead, North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Private Robert H. Cope was born in 1929. Prior to entering the Army he had lived at 428 Walnut Street in Camden, NJ. He was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Private Cope was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Private Cope was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.