Sgt. Howard Philip Cook

1918 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Howard Philip Cook
  Title	Sgt.
  Born	17 Oct 1918	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Feb 1945	Truleigh Hill, West Sussex, England
  Buried	Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I420239	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	16 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Raymond Earl Cook,   b. 7 Jun 1885, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 May 1961, Pinellas County, Florida, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Clara Marie Platt,   b. 31 Jan 1888, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1977, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F136347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Unknown,   b. 1920
  Children	1. Edward Cook
  Last Modified	16 May 2018
  Family ID	F140278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Sgt Howard P. Cook Birth: 17 Oct 1918 Death: 6 Feb 1945 (aged 26) Burial: Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 68439090 Bio: 834th Bomb Sq. 486th Bomb Gp (M) Btn AFS/Sgt Howard P Cook died on 6 February 1945 when his B-17 bomber (serial number 43-37992) crashed into the hillside at Truleigh Hill (Upper Beeding) West Sussex - England (50°53'5"N / 0°15'30"W).The crew was returning from a long mission and low fuel as well as weather contributed to this accident.The rest of the crew was:P * 2Lt Bruce W Evans CP * 2Lt Norman J RentfroB * 2Lt Edwin C CaldwellNG * S/Sgt Howard P CookE * T/Sgt Edward J Kummaus RO * T/Sgt Ralph L WeaverBT * S/Sgt Harold L Hokenson WG * S/Sgt Gerald C MillerWG * S/Sgt William H Wilcox TG * S/Sgt Kenneth V GirtchBio. info. provided by Wolf (#48440739) Created by: Don Cook (47370226) Added: 16 Apr 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68439090 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 May 2018), memorial page for Sgt Howard P. Cook (17 Oct 1918?6 Feb 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 68439090, citing Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Don Cook (contributor 47370226) .