World War II Honoree

Robert W. Cook

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE SERVED FROM 1944 TO 1946 IN THE U.S. ARMY'S 86TH INFANTRY DIVISION 'THE BLACKHAWKS'. HE SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN GERMANY PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE RHINE AND RUHR VALLEYS AND BAVARIA. HE ALSO SERVED ON OCCUPATION DUTY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE EARNED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH CAMPAIGN STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.