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Personal info

Full name
COOK, Clay Weston
Date of birth
10 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Tijeras, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Hometown
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
14038520
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 40

Immediate family

Members
George H. Cook (father)
Mary B. Cook (mother)
Zenna M. Cook (sister)
George W. Cook (brother)
John M. Cook (brother)
Fredrick B. Cook (brother)

More information

Pfc Cook was initially buried at Foy Cemetery near Bastogne in Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet