Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe a zụchara ọzụzụ mbụ ahụ, e mere nnwale na Romney Marsh, England. Mgbe ìgwè ahụ rutere Gibraltar, e kenyere ndị ikom ahụ ọrụ iji kpuchie ọnụnọ ha. Ihe nzuzo nke Cooper bụ okpukpu abụọ: dibịa n'ogige ụgbọ mmiri Gibraltar na onye na-enyocha akwụkwọ ozi ndị agha. Agbanyeghị, onye ọrụ gọọmentị na Gibraltar onye kenyere ndị mmadụ n'ụgbọ mmiri amaghị maka Ọrụ Tracer na Cooper fọrọ nke nta ka e ziga ya n'oké osimiri. Ọzụzụ maka ndị otu Tracer mere mgbe niile. Cooper bi na Rock Hotel; ọ ga-aga n'ọnụ ụzọ mbata ya n'uwe nke onye dọkịta na-awa ahụ-onye nnọchianya nke Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, wee pụọ n'azụ ya n'uwe nke onye agha nke ndị agha Britain. O si n'ebe ahụ banye n'otu olulu mmiri maka ọzụzụ. Ka e mesịrị, ọ kwagara n'otu ụlọ, ya na onyeisi ndị uwe ojii bikwa. N'oge ha anaghị arụ ọrụ, e kwere ka ndị otu ahụ gaa Spain, Cooper na-echetakwa izute onye na-eme egwuregwu na onye na-eme ihe nkiri Buster Crabbe n'oge ọ nọ na Gibraltar. Otú ọ dị, Operation Tracer emeghị ka ọ rụọ ọrụ na, n'August 1943, ozugbo ebili mmiri nke agha ahụ
N'aka nke ọzọ, e nyere iwu ka e mechie ọgba ahụ.