Ardon B. Cooper, age 23, from Seattle, Washington.
Service era: Gulf War
Parent: Susan Cooper
Military history: Silver Star
Date of death: Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Death details: Killed when using his body to block wounded comrades from artillery fire.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, New York Newsday (1991), Longview Daily News (1991)