COOK, Forrest C., PFC 745 SN: 373878

Born: 26 Jan 1914 Waco, Texas

Enlisted: 12 Feb 1942

Died: 13 Jan 1943 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)

Interred: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX; Section M, Site 147

1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA

Feb 1942 Pvt (Recruit) 1st Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA

Mar 1942 Pvt (Recruit) 1st Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA

Apr 1942 Pvt (Recruit) 1st Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA” 4 ,to 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Post”

C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

Apr 1942 Pvt, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA”4, Jd fr 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego,CA”

Jul 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field

Oct 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, At Sea (Wellington, New Zealand)

Jan 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”13, KIA, GSW, Head”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:

Purple Heart Medal

Combat Action Ribbon

American Campaign Medal

Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star

World War II Victory Medal

Cook, Forrest C, PFC