Cook, Joseph Marion 'Joe'

1920 - 1994  (73 years)

• Name	Cook, Joseph Marion 'Joe'
  Birth	26 Mar 1920	Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COOK.J018
  _FGRAVE	91546050
  Military Service	Korean War, Major, United States Air Force  [1]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		Major (MAJ) (O4), United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Major, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		United States Air Force Officer Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	19 Feb 1994	Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida   [1]
  	Section 201 Site 59
  Burial	Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida   [1]
  	Plot: Section 201 Site 59
  		Headstone, Cook, Joseph Marion
  Person ID	I28608	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Cook, Frank Hamilton,   b. 20 Oct 1895, Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois d. 14 Oct 1971, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Williams, Rosetta Louisa 'Rosa',   b. 24 Mar 1898, Owen County, Indiana d. 30 Mar 1985, Orange County, California (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1916  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 18 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F12162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barnes, Betty 'Bettie' Ruth,   b. 5 Jul 1923   d. 26 Oct 1994 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1940
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 9 months - She : ~ 16 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F12167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brown, Sarah Jane,   b. 25 Oct 1926, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky d. 19 Feb 2007, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1980
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 59 years and 9 months - She : ~ 53 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F12168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Mar 1920 - Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois Death - 19 Feb 1994 - Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida Burial - - Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8346] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cook, Joseph Marion, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91546050/joseph-marion-cook), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8342] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cook, Frank H. and Rosa L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40454152), none. (Reliability: 2).