William E. Cooper (general)

William E. Cooper
William E. Cooper
Born	19 June 1929; Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	1 March 2023 (aged 93); Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Buried	Sarasota National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1951–1980s
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Deputy Director for Foreign Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency

William Ewing Cooper Jr.^[1] (19 June 1929 – 1 March 2023) was a retired major general in the United States Army who served as Deputy Director for Foreign Intelligence at the Defense Intelligence Agency. He was commissioned through ROTC at The Citadel in 1951, graduating with a B.A. degree in history. Cooper also held an M.A. degree in history from the University of Miami and an M.A. degree in international affairs from Georgetown University.^[2] He was a 1962 graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and a 1964 graduate of the Defense Intelligence School.^[1]

He died on 1 March 2023, at the age of 93, "following a brief illness".^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Army Register: Active and Retired List. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 January 1966. p. 118. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ "Major General William E. Cooper". Army Executive Biographies. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1985. p. 181. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "Obituary of MG(ret.) William Ewing Cooper". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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