Serviceman
James F Cook
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- Army serial number
- 34723176
- Rank
- Cpl (5 October 1944), SSGT (26 November 1944), SSGT (20 February 1945), SSGT (23 March 1945), SSGT (6 April 1945), SSGT (12 April 1945)
- Hometown
- COVINGTON TN; Covington TN
- Also written
- James Cook
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 141
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Edward F. Logan, Jr. Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 145, 29 December 1944 · Innsbruck · The Edward F. Logan, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 141)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 1944 | Air Medal | 4689 | SSGT |
| 20 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 790 | SSGT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1636 | SSGT |
| 6 April 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 2130 | SSGT |
| 12 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2589 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 5 October 1944, last 5 October 1944; grades seen: Cpl. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-10-05 817th: Above 4 Os 7 EM asgd jd fr 5th Wg (US) 4 Oct 44 Duty & MOS same
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 459
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