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Personal info

Full name
COOKMAN, William Burton
Date of birth
8 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Hometown
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
O1311372
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 56

Immediate family

Members
Leslie W. Cookman (father)
Mary J. (Keys) Cookman (mother)
James L. Cookman (brother)
Beatrice I. Cookman (sister)
Danny V. Cookman (brother)
Elizabeth A. Cookman (sister)
Luella L. Cookman (wife)

More information

1st Lt William B. Cookman was a member of the National Guard for already six years when he was called to active service in February 1941.

He was serving his 2nd time overseas after he had been wounded twice.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://iagenweb.org/ - The Globe Gazette Mason City, Cerro Gordo County - 6 April 1942

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com