World War II Honoree

Joe Cook

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Durant, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jim Cook

Relationship

Son

SERVED ON USS HOLLAND AS-3 AND SUBMARINES USS NARWHAL SS-167, USS TARPON SS-175 AND USS SHARK. TRANSFERRED TO DESTROYER USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537. PARTICIPATED IN OCCUPATION OF MARSHALL ISLANDS, HOLLANDIA AND WAKE, NEW GUINEA. PARTICIPATED IN AIR STRIKES ON TRUK, PALAU, YAP, WOLEAI, MARCUS ISLAND, CAROLINE ISLANDS, CHICHI JIMA, BONIN ISLANDS, IWO JIMA AND KAZAN ISLANDS. SHORE BOMBARDMENT OF PONAPE ISLAND, IWO JIMA AND KAZAN ISLANDS. CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS. SEA TO AIR ACTION WITH THE JAPANESE FLEET AND RAID ON WAKE ISLAND. TRANSFERRED TO USS STEPHEN POTTER DD-538 AND SERVED WITH THE THIRD AND FIFTH FLEETS PARTICIPATING IN RAIDS ON DAVAO AREA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES, LEYTE, SAMAR, CEBU, OKINAWA, FORMOSA, MANILA BAY, LUZON, SAIGON, HONG KONG, KYUSHU, NANSEI ISLAND AND MANILA BAY. COVERED THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND SEA TO AIR ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPANESE TORPEDO PLANES. PARTICIPATED IN RAID ON JAPANESE TRANSPORTS IN ORMOC BAY OFF OF LEYTE AND IN PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CARRIER TASK GROUP BY ASSISTING IN THE SHOOTING DOWN OF TWO ATTACKING JAPANESE PLANES.