- SURNAME
Cook
- FORENAME
Mack Goff
- UNIT
508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F)
- RANK
Second Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-496744
- DATE OF DEATH
4th July 1944
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot D Row 21 Grave 28
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
born 09.01.1924 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
father Jesse Burns Cook (1888-1956)
mother Myrtice (nee Goff) Cook (1893-1982)
graduated Culver Military Academy
Next of kin - Mr. J.B. Cook, 1995 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
award Silver Star
KIA Normandy
DATE OF DEATH:
04-Jul-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/cook-mack-goff.38977/CITATION:
Silver Star : 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.
WEB LINKS:
• https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-90467/FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56643428/mack-goff-cook
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