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COOK, Charles R - Date of
birth
17 February 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Glen Iron, Union County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33509088 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
East of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George D. Cook (father)
Mary L. Cook (mother)
Ernestine F. Cook (sister)
Hilda (Pollock) Cook (wife)
George D. Cook (son)
More information
S/Sgt Charles R. Cook graduated from Hartley Township High School and was employed at the Harrison Steel Company.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 10 May 1943. He trained at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and was sent overseas in June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Tony Shively, Union County Historical Society, Archivist