2Lt Claude B. Cook Memorial Marker -First Fallen in Belgium, WW2
Details:
Behind the star-shaped monument.
MarkerAn upright grave-style memorial with a rectangular black plaque on the front honoring Second Lieutenant Claude B. Cook, recognized as the first Allied soldier to be killed on Belgian soil during the liberation on September 2, 1944.
A nearby museum is named in his honor. See Site Momignies - Museum, Lt Cook 40-44 Museum
Monument Text:
Second Lieutenant
Claude B. Cook
A Company
60th Regiment
9th Infantry Division
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People:
Units:
1st US Army
60th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Division
United States Army
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