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Edward gutting is charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 66yearold marc cooper. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii, published in 1998. Rants and death traps the chieftains hatch world of. Dec 18, 2007 an important contribution to the history of world war ii.

Coopers experiences in the battle to defeat germany. Jennifer cooper kansas city, ks has court records at. The technical inferiority of american to german armor in world war ii is well documented and very familiar to students of that conflict. Death traps the book the true saga of spearhead heroes of a different sort written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham, alabama, and first published in 1998, death traps has received wide acclaim in military circles. Aug 23, 2016 msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to himself, colleagues say. As a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d armor division, it was belton coopers job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battledamaged tanks. You can enhance belton coopers memory by upgrading beltons public record with words and pictures, signing beltons memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle.

The true saga of spearhead heroes of a different sort. Coopers book, death traps about americas sherman tanks in wwii, and had brought my copy for him to. Jennifer cooper kansas city, ks has court records at mylife. Later, cooper recalled the experience in a book, death traps.

Cooper served as an ordnance liaison officer of the us 3rd armored division from the invasion of normandy until the end of the war. Police identify man shot to death after playing tennis at tulsa park the investigation into coopers murder is already getting attention from crews producing a national tv. Coopers wife, nancy, was also injured as police say she fought to get gutting off of her husband. Gutting murder case moves closer to trial news the. The main theme of the book is that m4 sherman was, as the title implies, a death trap to the men that operated them.

I read this book immediately after reading spearhead. Prosecutors say knifewielding msu instructor killed. The book itself is called death traps and it refers to the thousands of crew members who died or were injured in sherman tanks because the tank was designed by a committee and it was no match for german panzers with far superior armour and firepower. I have never before been able to learn so much about mai. The technical inferiority of american to german armor in world war ii is well documented and very familiar to. View michael coopers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. When belton cooper was a young boy growing up in huntsville, he dreamed of building the worlds first unsinkable battleship. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii. Sep 30, 2016 for the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. It keeps coming up in forum threads as people keep citing it, so i figured i may as well make my position clear in a more formal manner. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii 9780891418146. Jul 06, 2018 the fbi has opened a hate crime investigation into the stabbing death of a kansas woman whose relatives allege the suspect is a white supremacist.

Michael cooper assistant production manager nestle purina. Mar 18, 2018 invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper. Belton was an ordnance officer in the 3rd armored div or spearhead division. An important contribution to the history of world war ii. I would like to know why death traps by belton cooper is considered irrelevant. Doughty rn, gong y, cooperdehoff r, johnson j, scholz m. Belton cooper was a mechanic during the war, and thus lacked a good overall perspective of the shermans performance. Cooper is president of the herman williams company in birmingham. Police said nancy cooper was at the hospital thursday recovering from nonlifethreatening injuries. According to the probable cause statement, a man later identified by nancy cooper as gutting entered the coopers home through the back door wielding large knife around 7. It started with this press clipping in the san antonio light. Weigley, author of eisenhowers lieutenantscooper saw more of the war than most junior officers. Davila ja, cabral hj, maskay mh, marcus r, yuan y, chisolm n, belton p, mckeithan l. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to himself, colleagues say.

Invariably, when this topic is raised in an online forum, someone will bring up the book death traps by belton cooper. Belton coopers book death traps is a good book about the sherman. Lacy park murder victim remembered as avid sportsman, family man. For the same reason internet hobby historians love to rate the tiger ll as the greatest tank ever the m1 abrams is based off it dontcha know and routinely place rommel at the top of the list of greatest generals ever. The pershings delayed production weapons and warfare. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept. Lacy park murder victim remembered as avid sportsman. Belton youngblood cooper cooper, belton youngblood, age 89, of birmingham, died may 26, 2007. The book, commonly found, is wellwritten, an easy read, and provides good insight as to the thinkings and workings of a junior grade ordnance officer in a field unit. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii is a 1998 memoir by belton y. The fourth suspect, said to be a 48yearold man from realize road, barrackpore, was. His laments about shermans being no good against tigers and panthers are questionable, as his unit did not encounter tigers and panthers when he. Jan 30, 2015 death traps and fury fury is a relentlessly grim world war ii movie, and as the source autobiography death traps makes clear, it should be.

The survival of an american armored division in world war ii belton y. A fourth man is in custody as police continue their inquiries into the murder of 29yearold daniel cooper. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michaels. This was a heavy armored division that was the tip of the spear of the allied advance across europe. Written by 3rd armored world war ii veteran belton cooper of birmingham. Patton was primarily responsible for delaying the development and production of the m26. Police identify man shot to death after playing tennis at tulsa park the investigation into cooper s murder is already getting attention from crews producing a national tv. Death traps the survival of an american armored division in. He was a liaison lieutenant in the 3 rd armor division for the maintenance battalion.

Losses of us sherman crew in ww2 sat at around 8% while infantry at %. Kidwells estranged daughter and a cousin told the kansas city star that coopers death was likely a hate crime because kidwell was an avowed white supremacist. Kansas city, ks, is where jennifer cooper lives today. Police said nancy cooper was at the hospital thursday recovering from. Jul 28, 20 please dont use the 5 m4s 1 panther myth.

Death traps is a very good memoir by belton cooper. He was born in huntsville, alabama on october 4, 1917, son of the late jimmie lou youngblood cooper and george price cooper, jr. Msu instructor charged with murder went to princeton, kept to. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Death traps and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In his 1998 book death traps, belton cooper, who was a lieutenant in the 3rd armored division during world war ii, working as a liaison officer for the divisions armor repair units, made the claim that general george s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Aug 18, 2016 cooper s wife, nancy, was also injured as police say she fought to get gutting off of her husband.

The survival of an american armored division in world war ii by benton y. Belton coopers memoir of his world war ii service with the 3rd armored division in europe is a gem. Cooper saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than almost. His book reflects his frustrations at having to send young, undertrained tank crews out to almost certain death in the face of mark iv, mark v and mark vi german tanks. Cooper grew up in huntsville and attended the virginia military institute and the university of michigan. As a member of the 3rd armored division maintenance battalion, he had liaison duties that took him far and wide, so he saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than most anyone. Rants and death traps posted in the chieftains hatch. Fbi spokeswoman bridget patton confirmed tuesday that the agency was investigating whether coopers death was a hate crime. And if he is irrelevant, then why would hunicutts books be considered relevant. He saw a lot of battle damage on american tanks from german guns. Belton coopers description of the inadequacies of the m4 sherman tank and the superhuman efforts of maintenance crews to restore damaged ones to combat is very gripping. It is written in the style of a memoir, but it also presents itself as a history of the 3rd armored division, the unit in which cooper served as an ordnance lieutenant. With a forward by popular historian stephen ambrose and the backing of a major publisher, death traps has become quite well known amongst ww2 history aficionados.

Other names that jennifer uses includes jennifer harman. The first is what i guess can only be considered a rant, or at least some serious venting, in the tank destroyer board documentation from january 1945, given that i think it unlikely that the note would ever had made it to the person being talked about. The statement said the man chased marc cooper through the house while stabbing cooper the entire time. Aug 28, 2000 as a young ordnance lieutenant in the 3d armor division, it was belton cooper s job to travel with the combat units during the day and assist in coordinating the recovery, repair, and evacuation of the battledamaged tanks. I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of an armored division, with precise details that underline the importance of the work, along with descriptions of how the job was done. F, goodarzi mo, grallert h, grarup n, groop l, grove ml, gudnason v. Belton youngblood cooper october 4, 1917 may 26, 2007 served in the reserve.