COOKMAN, 2nd Lt. William B.

COOKMAN, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/14/2013 at 14:54:39

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, April 06, 1942, Page 8

KHAKI and BLUE
Whereabouts

Sgt. William Cookman cabled Easter greeting to his wife, 902 Sixth street southwest, from London, England. This was the first word from him since he left the United States with the second contingent of the AEF to Ireland. He has been in the national guard six years and was called to active service in February of 1941. He was stationed at Camp Claiborne, La., and left there for Fort Dix in January.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, May 31, 1944, Page 3

HERE and THERE

James L. Cookman, gunner’s mate 2/c, arrived in England following 15 months service in the Mediterranean area, according to word received by Mrs. Cookman, 841 4th S. W. Mate Cookman’s 2 brothers in the service are also in England and the 3 met after 3 years apart. Sgt. Dan Cookman is in the air corps and Lt. William Cookman in the army there. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cookman, 902 6th S. E.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tuesday, August 29, 1944, Page 5

KHAKI and BLUE
Whereabouts

Word has been received by Mrs. William Cookman that her husband, First Lt. William Cookman, has been returned to active duty with his company after being wounded July 20 in France. His promotion to first lieutenancy was a battlefield promotion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cookman, 902 6th S. E.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Friday, October 06, 1944, Page 12

Is Awarded Silver Star Upon Return to Action

Lt. William Cookman Twice Wounded,
Now in Action in Germany

A letter received here from First Lt. William Cookman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cookman, 902 6th S. W., states that upon returning to action with his company after having been wounded in action in France, he found he had been awarded the silver star for gallantry in action.

According to word received from his Tuesday, Lt. Cookman is now in Germany. This is the second time he has been returned to his company following recovery from wounds received in action.

Lt. Cookman first went overseas with the 2nd contingent of the AEF and after being returned to the states for officer’s training, received his commission and went overseas again.

He has 2 brothers in the service, Staff Sgt. Dan Cookman, in England, and James Cookman, gunner’s mate 2/c, now home on leave after 19 months overseas.

The lieutenant’s wife is a registered nurse, now at the Cedar Valley hospital in Charles City.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, November 08, 1944, Page 13

Lt. Cookman Died of Wounds Received in Action, Germany

Was Serving Second Time Overseas;
Twice Wounded Previously

First Lt. William Cookman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Cookman, 902 6th S. W., died on Oct. 16 of wounds received in action in Germany the day before, according to a telegram received here Tuesday. His wife, a registered nurse, has been employed at the Cedar Valley hospital, Charles City.

Lt. Cookman, serving his 2nd time overseas, had been returned to action after having been twice wounded in France. He held the silver star for gallantry in action.

Lt. Cookman first went overseas in 1942, having left Mason City with the national guard in 1941. After 9 months overseas he was returned to the states for officer’s training, upon completion of which he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant and again sent overseas, last December. His promotion to first lieutenant, a battlefield promotion, occurred recently in France.

While in England before going to France, he had met his brother, Dan, now back in the states, but had been missed by a day in France by his other brother in the service, Jim, who had called at a hospital there to find that William had been dismissed.

Besides his parents and 2 brothers, Lt. Cookman leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, Norfolk, Va., and Elizabeth Ann at home.

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, March 2013

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