Name:
Ben Norris Rook
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
523380
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri, USA
Plot:
Section 1
Row:
17
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
Ben Norris Rook was born on December 13, 1925. He was the son of Guy A. Rook and Amanda Eugenia "Genia" Crewse Rook.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.