Jack Rueben Cobb (1918 - 1962)

Born 19 Apr 1918 in Montana, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Mar 1962 at age 43 in Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

TEC4 Jack Cobb served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 9 Feb 1942
Unit(s): H Company, 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
Service ended:

Jack Cobb was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Jack was born 19 Apr 1918 ^[1] and passed away on Mar 1962. ^{[2] [3]} He is buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California. ^[4] He was the son of Willis Cobb and Bessie Sutton.

Census Records

• United States Census, 1920 - Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana ^[5]
• United States Census, 1930 - Denver, Denver, Colorado ^[6]
• United States Census, 1940 - Tract 30, Denver, Election District H, Denver, Colorado ^[7]

Military Information

• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 ^[8]
• 254th Infantry Regiment Roster
• 254th Infantry Regiment Page

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9LP-LTL : 22 August 2020), Jack Cobb, Mar 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPD1-8Z3 : 26 November 2014), Jack R Cobb, 29 Mar 1962; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRN-YTMS : 23 October 2019), Jack Reben Cobb, 1962.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for Jack R. Cobb (19 Apr 1918–29 Mar 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #58627022, citing Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA ; Maintained by Tony & Cindy Lloyd (contributor 47320243).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83N-KC3 : accessed 15 November 2020), Jack R Cobb in household of Willis C Cobb, Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana, United States; citing ED 26, sheet 11A, line 48, family 276, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 968; FHL microfilm 1,820,968.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WT-JTS : accessed 15 November 2020), Jack R Cobb in household of Willis C Cobb, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 5B, line 68, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 236; FHL microfilm 2,339,971.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDK-QWP : 29 February 2020), Jack R Cobb, Tract 30, Denver, Election District H, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-98, sheet 5B, line 76, family 103, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 486.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFB-8T5 : 5 December 2014), Jack R Cobb, enlisted 09 Feb 1942, ; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Cliff Cobb for creating Cobb-2902 on 15 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Cliff and others.