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Personal info

Full name
COOK, Alton T
Date of birth
27 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31462055
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Creutzwald on the French - German border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 29 7

Immediate family

Members
Harry Cook (father)
Mabel Cook (mother)
Barbara Cook (sister)
Alice Cook (sister)
Herbert Cook (brother)

More information

Pvt. Alton T. Cook was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 April 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam