NAME: Francis Patrick Cook
ASN: 31384294
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 Mar 1925
DATES OF SERVICE: 28 May 1943 - 28 Dec 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Combat Medic Badge, Parachutist Badge, Bronze Star Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with campaign star, WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
28 May 1943 - Francis P. Cook 31384294 Enlisted at Providence, RI
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 31384294 | 31384294 |
| NAME | COOK#FRANCIS#P########## | COOK#FRANCIS#P########## |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 15 | RHODE ISLAND |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 007 | PROVIDENCE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 1580 | PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 28 | 28 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 05 | 05 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | NO# | No branch assignment |
| BRANCH: CODE | 02 | No branch assignment |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 15 | RHODE ISLAND |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 25 | 25 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 1 | 1 year of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 736 | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor |
| MARITAL STATUS | 1 | Single, with dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0434 | 0434 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.156 | 3.156 |
25 Sep 1944 - Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294 assigned to HHC 509t PIB per SO 242, HQ 7th Replacement Depot dated 16 Sep 1944
Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294 Volunteered to Stay with wounded in Truck vicinity Belle Haie, Belgium page 318 in the book Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
18 Jan 1945 - Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294 509th PIB, GO 7 HQ XVIII Corps, Award of Bronze Star listed on page 386 in the book Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
03 Feb 1945 - Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294, transferred to 505th PIR per SO 24 HQ 82nd AB
10 Mar 1945 - Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294, attached to Medical Detachment, E Co 505th PIR for rations, quarters and duty per SO 23 dated 09 Mar 1945
28 Dec 1945 - Pfc. Francis P. Cook 31384294, Honorably Discharged
18 Jul 1948 - Francis P. Cook 31384294, Providence, RI Listed on Reunion LIST A
08 Mar 2002 - Francis P. Cook passed away buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, RI
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