Nathan E. Cook

Nathan Edward Cook (October 10, 1885 - September 10, 1992) was a sailor in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. He was recognized as the longest surviving U.S. veteran of that war (although there is a claim that Jones Morgan was a Spanish-American war veteran and survived longer). Cook retired from the U.S. Navy in 1947 as a Lieutenant Commander, died at age 106 and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.

Cook enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a cabin boy on April 9, 1901, and was assigned to the USS Pensacola. As well as the Spanish-American War, Cook saw action in the Boxer Rebellion, the Philippine-American War, and clashes along the U.S.-Mexico border. During World War I, he commanded a submarine chaser that sank two German U-boats. He also fought in World War II, and was stationed in Haiti and Panama.

See also

• Last surviving United States war veterans

References

• "Nathan E. Cook". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4060. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
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