Cordelia E. Cook
First Lieutenant Cordelia Cook 1945
BornMarch 17, 1919
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1996(1996-06-19) (aged 77)
Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Campbell County, Kentucky, US
Occupationregistered nurse
Cook tending a wounded serviceman in 1943, showing her shrapnel wound, for which she received a Purple Heart award

Cordelia Elizabeth Cook (March 17, 1919 – June 19, 1996) was an American combat nurse in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She was the first woman in the U.S. Army to receive both the Bronze Star Medal award and the Purple Heart.

Early life

Cook went by the name "Betty".[1]

Military duty

Cook attended the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] She continued her nursing duties in World War II in the Presenzano sector at the Italian front.[2] She received a Bronze Star Medal award for her service, being the first woman to receive the award.[3][4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Frank 2013, p. 161.
  2. ^ Loomis 1958, p. 75.
  3. ^ "World War II Honoree". National World War II Memorial. American Battle Monuments Commission; National Archives and Records Administration. 2003. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ Jackson 2006, p. 58.

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