Cooke, Leon Othello, PFC

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Private First Class
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
4745-Light Weapons Infantryman
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1950-1952, 4745, 25th Armored Reconnaissance Company
Service Years
1948 - 1952
Infantry
Private First Class
One Service Stripe
One Overseas Service Bar

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Home State
District Of Columbia
Year of Birth
1931
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Washington, D.C.
Casualty Date
Jul 05, 1952
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Korea, North
Conflict
Korean War/Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Infantry Shoulder Cord


 Unofficial Badges 




 Ribbon Bar

Combat Infantryman 1st Award

 
 Unit Assignments
25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)25th Armored Reconnaissance Company
  1949-1950, 4677, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)
  1950-1952, 4745, 25th Armored Reconnaissance Company
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1945-1950 US Occupation of Germany (WWII)
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)/Battle of Pusan Perimeter
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)/Battle of Pusan Perimeter
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)/Eighth Army Offensive
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)/Inchon Landing/Operation Chromite
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)/Inchon Landing/Operation Chromite
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)/Second Battle of Seoul
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)/Battle of the Imjin River
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)/Battle of Kapyong
  1951-1951 Korean War/CCF Spring Offensive (1951)
  1951-1951 Korean War/UN Summer-Fall Offensive (1951)
  1951-1952 Second Korean Winter (1951-52)
 Other News, Events and Photographs
 
  Oct 11, 2016, Other Photos
 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

   
Comments/Citation:

PFC Leon Cooke was Killed In Action while Missing In Action in the North Korean Sector on July 5, 1952.  He was a member of the 25th Reconnaissance Company of the 25th Infantry Division.  He was returned to the United States in early September of 1952 and interned at Arlington National Cemetery on September 10, 1952 (Section 33 Site 6601).  He was an African American Soldier.

   
 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Korean War FallenNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
  1952, Korean War Fallen
  1952, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1988, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
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