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]
^"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.