World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lewis Cooke
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lasker, North Carolina
Honored By
Lisa Cooke Wagner
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA CONFLICTS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS WANTUCK APD-125. JOINED THE SIXTH FLEET IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. RESCUED THE PRISONERS OF WAR AFTER THE WAR AND TOOK THEM TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP.