William P. Cook

World War II
Service #O-749470
Unit599th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathDecember 23 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
599th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster


Notes
1LT Cook's remains have been recovered and interred at a private cemetery in California. 1LT Cook's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Luxembourg American Cemetery.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.