Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel Charles E Cook, Jr.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017
1. Colonel Charles E Cook, Jr. Marker
Colonel Cook was born in Pennington, New Jersey, in 1921. He attended Randolph Macon Academy in Virginia and graduated Bucknell University in 1942.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1943. Upon completion of flight training, he was assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group in China. During his tour, he was promoted to Captain, became Operations Officer for the 74th Fighter Squadron flying P-40 Warhawks against the Japanese and was credited with 2.5 Japanese air to air kills and several ground kills of Japanese aircraft.
Colonel Cook's career continued after the war with assignments at Las Vegas Army Air Field as a gunnery instructor; Shaw Field; The Citadel as a Tactical Officer and instructor; Korea; Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Base Commander; and in Germany on the NATO War Planning Staff.
He was a graduate of Command and Staff College and received numerous decorations from the Army Air Corps, United States Air Force, the Chinese government and the Korean government. He flew several aircraft in his career, including the T-6, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, P-80 and the T-39. He retired from the Pentagon in 1965 to Myrtle Beach, where he was a successful businessman and civic leader for more than 30 years. Colonel Cook served on Myrtle Beach City Council from 1973 –
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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 33° 39.879′ N, 78° 56.239′ W. Memorial is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of Farrow Parkway and Hendrick Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Farrow Parkway. Located in Market Common. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand and in the Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hoyt L. Hendrick (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Joel T. Hall (here, next to this marker); Chief Master Sergeant Jimmy E. Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Family Support Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Robert G. Jenkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Commissary (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Colonel William H. Rutherford (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 19, 2017
2. Colonel Charles E Cook, Jr. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
