Serviceman
Nicholas J Cook
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 12166280
- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (10 July 1944), Cpl (18 July 1944), T/Sgt (10 November 1944)
- Hometown
- S. HOLLAND IL; HOLLAND IL; Holland IL; South Holland, IL
- Also written
- Nicholas Cook
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 112, 225
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Eugene A. Jackson Crew · 816th
- Lawrence D. Snyder Crew · 816th
Missions placed on him
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Eugene A. Jackson crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1043 | SSGT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1730 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 18 July 1944, last 10 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl, T/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-07-18 817th: ASGD & JD Fr 5th Wg (US) APO 520
- 1944-11-10 817th: Above 2 Os 1 EM relvd fr asgmt and trfd on rotation to Repl Depot # 7 for trans ship to US per Ltr:Subj:Orders: 15 AF dtd 7 Nov 44.
National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 807, roll 576472397 p. 13
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 6975 are on the loss record.
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