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COOK, Kenneth Eugene - Date of
birth
16 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33874281 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles E. Cook (father)
Mary (Houseman) Cook (mother)
Ann M. (Rizio) Cook (wife)
Kenneth E. Cook Jr. (son)
Patricia A. Cook (daughter)
Terry L. Cook (son)
More information
Pvt Kenneth E. Cook enlisted in January 1944. After training with the paratroopers at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Fort Benning, Georgia, he was sent overseas in October 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application Files, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Craig Robertson, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph