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Also Known As	Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. • L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. • Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Born	March 6, 1927 • Shawnee • Oklahoma
Died	October 4, 2004 (aged 77) • Ventura • California

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