World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emmet E. Cook
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
ON MARCH 22, 1943 AS A BOMBARDIER ON A B-17 ON A MISSION TO THE DOCKS OF PALERMO, SICILY, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY FLAK. BAILING OUT AND LANDING, HE WAS CAPTURED AND LATER LIBERATED BY GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY ON APRIL 29, 1945.