World War II Honoree

James Clinton Cook, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

HE WAS CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY ON JUNE 1, 1946 AND ASSIGNED TO THE SIGNAL CORPS AT FT. MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. IN 1943, HE WAS REASSIGNED TO SERVE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSOR OF MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS AT CLEMSON COLLEGE, SOUTH CAROLINA. HE SAW COMBAT SERVICE IN EUROPE. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT WAS ON EISENHOWER'S SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (SHAEF) STAFF. HE WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS A MAJOR IN 1946, HAVING EARNED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND THE BELGIUM CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.