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Wedding bells and a military posting in Yokohama
The article describes a wedding in Waco with bridesmaids and a three tiered cake, then notes Thornton Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Cooper of Brookshire Texas, serving with the occupation forces in Yokohama Japan after joining the Army in 1948. He trained at Ft. Knox and is with Battery Headquarters of the 76th Anti aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.
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Thornton Cooper
Yokohama
Japan
Brookshire
Texas
Houston
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
76Th
Eighth Army
Brookshire Colored High School