World War II Honoree

William Thomas Cooke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jan Cooke

Relationship

Wife

INDUCTED INTO ARMY AIR CORPS SEPTEMBER 2, 1942 IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. PROCESSED IN AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA AND ASSIGNED TO HILL FIELD IN OGDEN, UTAH. NOT ATTACHED TO ANY UNIT WHILE STATIONED AT HILL FIELD. SENT TO PENDLETON, OREGON WHILE STILL REMAINING UNASSIGNED. LATER WAS SENT BACK TO HILL FIELD IN UTAH AND WAS DEEMED PHYSICALLY UNFIT FOR OVERSEAS DUTY DUE TO AN INJURY WHICH OCCURRED IN OREGON. DISMISSED FROM SERVICE AT HILL FIELD IN MARCH 1943 AND RETURNED TO OKLAHOMA CITY.