World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Albert Cooke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
James A. Cooke
SERVED 14 MONTHS AS AIRPLANE ARMORER (911) ON P-38'S IN 49TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 14TH FIGHTER GROUP, XV FIGHTER COMMAND, 306TH FIGHTER WING, 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY. GROUP INACTIVATED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1945. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND AIR COMBAT BALKANS.