Clarence O. Cook was born on 2 January 1922, the son of Harrison Riley Cook and Oleshia Lura Shelton. He entered the service on 26 August 1940. Cpl. Cook Died non Battle 28 June 1942. He accidentally was killed in a camp accident and buried the other day at Grimsley church-house. Clarence was one of a family of 27 children. Two of his brothers had volunteered in the Army and other were planning to go.
Serial Number 14017981
Buried at Grimsley Methodist Church Cemetery, Grimsley, Fentress County, Tennessee
- Rank: Corporal
- Date of birth: 2 January 1922
- Date of death: 28 June 1942
- County: Fentress
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: Quartermaster Corps
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Grimsley Methodist Church Cemetery, Grimsley, Fentress County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar IX, Top Panel
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