Cook, Dewey Edward

1927 - 1993  (66 years)

• Name	Cook, Dewey Edward
  Birth	2 Feb 1927	Hord, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COOK.D008
  _FGRAVE	105356360
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Service Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	With 6 months and 12 days prior army service, enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active service on December 14, 1945. With the military occupational specialty of Auto Mechanic (014), assigned to and served with Service Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, in the American Theater of Operations. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade on November 26, 1946 at the Separation Point, Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2185808
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	17 Nov 1993	Marshall County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Lacon Cemetery, Lacon, Marshall County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Cook, Dewey Edward
  Person ID	I26712	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Cook, Dewey A.,   b. 18 Jun 1898, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Nov 1936, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Bailey, Lela Mae   bur. Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Family ID	F11479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schock, LaVada M.,   b. 18 Jul 1931, Bell Plain Township, Marshall County, Illinois d. 10 Feb 2012, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1955
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 10 months - She : ~ 23 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F11478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

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