Timeline
Birth- May 3, 1917
Alameda, Alameda, California
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number
O-749470
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Regiment
559th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium
Gold Star
Gold Star
Allmuthen, Liege, Belgium
Death- Dec 23, 1944-Age: 28 years
Death
23-Dec-44
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg American Cemetery
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Burial- Oct 2014
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California
Other Facts
Full Name
William P Cook
Full Name
William Parker Cook
Father
Herbert Freeman Cook
Mother
Katherine J. Parker
Also known as
"Billy"
State Of Residence
California
Marriage
Jean M. Swanson
