World War II Honoree

Glen S. Cook

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Santa Barbara, California

Honored By

Wife and Children

BOOT CAMP AND SIGNALING SCHOOL-SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA THEN ASSIGNED TO ARMED GUARD CENTER TREASURE ISLAND,CALIFORNIA. AFTER TRAINING IN INTERNATIONAL SIGNALING WAS ASSIGNED TO SEA DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ON THE SS KOTA BAROE, A DUTCH TRANSPORT WITH DUTCH CREW AND U.S. NAVY ARMED GUARDS. LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE SS UMATILLA, AN AMERICAN TANKER AND CREW. AT WARS END,TRANSFERRED TO THE USS FANNING DD-385 AT PANAMA FOR RETURN TO U.S. AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER, 1945.