Person:Beverly Cook (5)

Amarillo Daily News, Wednesday, April 24, 1991, p.2C

Beverly O. "Odell" Cook, 75, of 2219 Brook Ave., died Monday, April 22, 1991. Services will be at 2pm Friday in Hillcrest Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Raines, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Martin Road Chapel. Mr. Cook, born in Bells, had lived in Amarillo since 1938. He married Millie Craig in 1940 at Panhandle. She died in 1978. He married Nita Geyer in 1980 at Amarillo. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and had been a truck driver for many years. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Velvin Porter and Beverly Buchanan, both of Amarillo; a son, Filbert Cook of Germany; two stepdaughters, Wanda Birmingham of Albuquerque, N.M., and Kathryn Chambless of Perry, Ga.; a stepson, Richard Mitchell of Amarillo; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Beverly O Cook Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Texas State: Texas County or City: Carson

Enlistment Date: 22 Sep 1942 Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of college Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test Marital Status: Separated, with dependents Height: 75 Weight: 166

Cynthia,I have the same last name(Cook) but am of no relation,however my grandfather George Cook was in B company 98th signal and I do know his timelines overseas which most certainly correspond with company C---they are as follows:Aitape New Guinea july to sept 1944--,Moratai (invasion landing)sept 15 -dec.,1944--Leyte(Phillipines) Dec.-Jan.'45--Luzon(Phillipines)invasion and liberation of Bataan peninsula,jan.29 1945--arriving in Manila april'45--arrived in Tokyo Bay sept 3 1945(same day as surrender on board the USS Missouri)-occupied Tokyo sept-oct '45(my grandfather came back after that,whether your uncle stayed longer I don't know)-hope this helps,good luck!-Tim Cook

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

   National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
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   Online publication - Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

   Online publication - Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services, Microfiche.

5.   Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).

   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.

6.   Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

   Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
   For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>.
   Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing.
   Savoy, Fannin, Texas, ED , roll , page , image 847.

7.   Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

   Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Rockdale, Milam, Texas, ED 14, roll 2376, page 6B, image 1000.0.