Seaman Second Class Brodie Duke Cook was born on Jun 28th, 1921 in Alamance, North Carolina. His parents are Eli Monroe Cook and Flossie Davis. Eli was born on Jan 1st, 1900 in Alamance, North Carolina, and died on Nov 21st, 1947 in Alamance, North Carolina. His occupation was a picker. Flossie was born on Aug 12th, 1899 in Alamance, North Carolina, and died on Jan 5th, 1968 in Alamance, North Carolina. Her occupation was a stay-at-home mom. Brodie's siblings are Christine and Edmond Cook.

Brodie enlisted on Feb 16th, 1942 in Burlington, North Carolina. Brodie’s highest education was 2 years of high school and his occupation was road rubber. Brodie served in the Navy with the unit United States Naval Reserve. Brodie’s service number was 6568995.

About the ship,

Maddox (DD-622), departed Norfolk for Algeria, where she became a unit of Task Force, the assault force for the invasion. As the assault troops opened the Battle of Gela on 10 July, Maddox was on antisubmarine patrol about 16 miles offshore. Steaming alone, the destroyer was attacked by a German bomber and an squadron Italian. One of the bombs exploded Maddox's magazine, causing the ship to roll over and sink within two minutes.

Brodie died on Jul 10th, 1943, at the age of 23, at sea. Brodie was commemorated in Sicily and Rome, Italy American Cemetery and he was also commemorated in Burlington, North Carolina. Brodie’s last known status was missing.

Brodie was awarded the purple heart.

Sources

1940 cenues

World War 2 young man's draft card

World War 2 and the Korean Conflict

Findagrave.com

Ancestry.com

Wikipedia

Written by: Sierra Paul, a World War 2 Writer