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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Pfc. King D. Cook from Columbus, Ga., serves in an anti-aircraft warning battalion in the South Pacific, supervising spotters; joined Army in Feb. 1941, overseas since Aug. 1942. Two other Columbus soldiers, Man Banks and Tallie Johnson, serve in the same unit with over two years' service.
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COLUMBUS, Ga.-(SNS)
WITH U. S. ARMY FORCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC-Pfc. King D. Cook, son of Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, of 660 Williams Street, Columbus, Ga, is now serving with an antiaircraft Air Warning Battalion.
Pfc. Cook is a member of the organization intelligence section and his duties include the supervision of a group of aircraft spotters. Since coming overseas in August 1942, he has performed many other duties in the unit.
Pfc. Cook attended Spencer High School of Columbus, Ga. and while there was a member of the basketball team. He entered the army in Feb '41 and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C. At the completion of his training he was assigned to his present organization, then stationed there. At the outbreak of the war, he moved with his organization to Philadelphia, Pa, and later to Burbank, California for duty.
Technician Fifth Grade Man Banks and Pfc. Tallie Johnson, also of Columbus are serving with the same outfit. The three men are veterans of over two years of overseas service in the South Pacific, and often meet to discuss old times.
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Columbus, Ga.
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veterans of over two years of overseas service in the south pacific
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Pfc. King D. Cook, son of Mrs. Lizzie Taylor of 660 Williams Street, Columbus, Ga, is serving with an antiaircraft Air Warning Battalion in the South Pacific. He is a member of the organization intelligence section and supervises a group of aircraft spotters. He came overseas in August 1942. He attended Spencer High School in Columbus, Ga., was on the basketball team, entered the army in Feb '41, trained at Fort Bragg, N. C., assigned to the organization, moved to Philadelphia, Pa., then Burbank, California. Technician Fifth Grade Man Banks and Pfc. Tallie Johnson, also of Columbus, serve with the same outfit and the three men often meet to discuss old times.