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2LT Mack G Cook

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2LT Mack G Cook Veteran

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
4 Jul 1944 (aged 22–23)
Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.360675, Longitude: -0.856017
Plot
Plot D Row 21 Grave 28
Memorial ID
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Awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Mack G. Cook (ASN: 0-496744), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 4 July 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
Awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Mack G. Cook (ASN: 0-496744), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company F, 2d Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 4 July 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Inscription

2LT 508th PRCHT INF REGT

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Tennessee.


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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56643428/mack_g-cook: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Mack G Cook (1921–4 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56643428, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).