Duport Mauro Copp ’42

DUPE DIED June 21, 1989, of lung cancer at Anne Arundel Medical Center near his hometown, Shady Side, Md. At the time of his death, he was a consultant for U.S. Army defense contractors, having retired in 1975 as a colonel.

Dupe attended Episcopal Academy and St. Alban's School in Washington before entering Princeton with our Class. He left in 1942 to enlist in the Army, serving with General George Patton in the Artillery Division. He left the service in 1946 and worked in the private sector until the Korean War, serving on active duty until 1975 when he retired with the rank of colonel. Among his awards were the Legion of Merit, the Airmen's Medal, the Bronze Star, the joint Service Commendation, and the Purple Heart.

A resident of Shady Side, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, since 1983, Dupe was a member of the Chesapeake Yacht Club, the ArmyNavy Club in Arlington, Va., and the Naval Academy Officers and Faculty Club. He always enjoyed boating, golf and tennis.

To his widow, Dorris, and three stepchildren, the Class extends its deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1942