Cook, Carlton Hubbard, BM2c

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rate
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class

Last Primary NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate

Primary Unit
1943-1945, BM-0000, USS Dortch (DD-670)

Service Years
1936 - 1945

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Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1916

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Casualty Info

Home Town Avon	Last Address Waynesboro, VA
Casualty Date Feb 18, 1945
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Wall/Plot Coordinates Cenotaph

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2014, World War II Fallen
	2014, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2014, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2014, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

On 10 February 1945, the USS Dortch sortied in a scouting line ahead of Task Force 58 for the strike on the Tokyo Bay area of 16 and 17 February 1945.

On the following day, the Dortch with the USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) attacked and seriously damaged an enemy picket vessel. The Dortch received 14 casualties in the action.

PO2 Carlton Cook died on the early morning of 18 Feb 1945, followng the engagement.

1943-1945, BM-0000, USS Dortch (DD-670)

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year - / 1945
Unit USS Dortch (DD-670) Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Second Class	NEC BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Dortch (DD-670) Details
	Hull number DD-670
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Destroyer
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Feb 18, 2018

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