World War II Honoree

Leon John Cook

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Aurora, Illinois

Honored By

Amelia & Camille Van Ham

Relationship

Grandchildren

SERVED IN THE 114TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY L AS A MORTAR/ARTILLERY MAN. HE SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE TIMBERWOLVES THROUGH HIS WHOLE SERVICE. FOUGHT IN SEVERAL BATTLES. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR ALONG WITH A PURPLE HEART. HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL MEN IN HIS DIVISION WHO WERE DIRECTED TO THE LIBERATION AND AID OF BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP. DECEASED 2003.