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Donald Gilbert Cook (August 9, 1934 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Marine Corps officer and a Medal of Honor recipient. Biography. Donald Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Xavier High School in New York City and St. Michael's College in Vermont.
Jan 14, 2019 · Marine Corps Col. Donald Cook wasn’t in Vietnam long before he was captured, but the nearly three years he spent as a prisoner of war defined his legacy and earned him the Medal of Honor.
Donald Cook (September 26, 1901 – October 1, 1961) was an American stage and film actor who had a prolific career in pre-Code Hollywood films and on Broadway. Cook is perhaps best known for his film roles in The Public Enemy (1931), Safe in Hell (1931), Baby Face (1933), and Viva Villa!
YearTitleRole1931Terry Houston1931Mike Powers1931Horace Purcell1931Nick's Second AccompliceJun 26, 2017 · Donald Cook was the only Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He refused to cooperate with his captors, shared his food and medicine with his fellow prisoners, and died of malaria in 1967.
USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient Donald Cook, a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. This ship is the 25th destroyer of her class and the 14th of the class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine .
Donald G. Cook was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who served as a prisoner of war by the Viet Cong from 1964 to 1967. He refused to negotiate for his release or better treatment, and died in captivity.
Sep 19, 2022 · Donald G. Cook was a USMC captured by the VC days after arriving in Vietnam and spent the next three years as a prisoner of war.
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