Cook, Harvey J. (0393475)

Harvey James Cook
Personal details
Born	2 April 1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	25 November 2003
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	0393475
Rank	First Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	1C

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Harvey James Cook (2 April 1918 – 25 November 2003) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.

Biography

Harvey was born April 2, 1918 in Philadelphia, PA. From his obituary: Harvey James Cook, was a distinguished member of the 2nd Battalion of World War II Rangers. Colonel Cook was born April 2, 1918 in Philadelphia, growing up in Narberth, PA. Colonel Cook was commissioned a second lieutenant and entered active duty in October 1941. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, then Captain Cook joined other Rangers to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc. Following World War II, Colonel Cook attended the Army’s Advanced Infantry School and the Army Language School where he studied Japanese. Colonel Cook saw combat in Korea with the 24th Infantry Division and once again was cited for valor earning yet another Bronze Star. Once in post-war Germany Cook was assigned to the Intelligence Director at US Army Headquarters in Heidelberg and later Stuttgart. Colonel Cook served in the Pentagon on the Army General Staff until he was selected to command an Army air defense artillery battalion. In 1967, Colonel Cook was again sent into harm’s way, this time to Vietnam as Chief of Military Intelligence for the Military Assistance Command. In 1968, Colonel Cook was assigned to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he served on the Pacific Army General staff. Colonel Cook retired from the Army in 1972 after having served the nation for more than 32 years. Cook passed away on November 25, 2003. He worked as a bookkeeper and a junior accountant. He graduated from Michigan State, and was in ROTC. In October, 1941, he received Army Commission as 2nd Lt. He was Platoon Leader at Camp McClellan in February, 1942. By July 1942, he was transferred to Camp Ritchie as 1st Lt. In June, 1943, he started Class 9 "Terrain Intelligence" and on August 18th, 1943 he was a graduate of Class 9. He became an instructor Section VIII on August 21, 1943. He was also a retired Army Colonel.

Research notes

• Faculty Section VIII
• SILVER STAR

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
Class_ASN	393475
Class_Name	COOK, Harvey J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-18 (1 post)