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Brig.-Gen. Elliot D. Cooke
Elliott Duncan Cooke (August 15, 1891 - February 18, 1961) was a Brigadier-General in the U.S. Army during World War I and II.
Born in Staten Island, New York in 1891 and known as Cookie, he atten...view moreElliott Duncan Cooke (August 15, 1891 - February 18, 1961) was a Brigadier-General in the U.S. Army during World War I and II.
Born in Staten Island, New York in 1891 and known as Cookie, he attended school in Montclair, New Jersey. He became an expert machine gunner and participated in the Madeira Revolution. He was operating a machine gun for the United Fruit Company in South America when World War I broke out. He subsequently enlisted for the U.S. Army in Panama and was appointed Corporal in 1915. He rose through the ranks to become 1st Lt. in 1916 and accepted a commission as 2nd Lt. upon arrival in France in 1917. He was wounded at Vierzy, the Soissons offensive on July 18, 1918.
Cited for bravery five times, Cooke was promoted to Lieut.-Colonel in 1940 and rose through the ranks to become Brig.-General in 1943. He served as Assistant Inspector-General in the 9th Corps Area from 1939-1941, and as Chief of Overseas Inspection Division with the Office of the Inspector-General from 1942-1946. Brig.-Gen. Cooke retired from active duty in 1950.
He was decorated with the French Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre, the DSM, Silver Star w/OL Legion of Merit, Legion of Honor, Purple Heart, WW1 Victory Medal 2/4 bronze battle clasps and Defensive Sector clasp, WW2 Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, and the Distinguished Service Medal.
Brig.-Gen. Cooke married Jonnie Orcell Thompson (1898-1986) on May 31, 1921, and the couple had one child, Richard Kissam Cooke, IV.
He died in San Antonio, Texas in 1961, aged 69. He was buried at Ft. Sam Houston with full military honors.view less