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COOKE, Kenneth Harvey - Date of
birth
9 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Newaygo County, Michigan -
Hometown
Mecosta County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36417255 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
20 September 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wascheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Asa V. Cook (father)
Edith M. (Essex) Cook (mother)
Arthur R. Cook (brother)
Clarence A. Cook (brother)
Beulah I. Cook (sister)
Russell E. Cook (brother)
Irving H. Cook (brother)
Clifford L. Cook (brother)
Geraldine L. Cook (sister)
Luella M. Cook (sister)
Donald D. Cook (brother)
More information
Pfc Kenneth H. Cooke enlisted in Kalmazoo, Michigan on 2 January 1943.He is remembered with a memorial at Davenport Cemetery in Newaygo County, Michigan.
He was reported Missing in Action on 18 September 1944 and officially declared dead on 20 September 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; United States Census, 1930, 1940
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Richard Howell, Gordy Cook, Linda Cook Traxler