Cook, Co. C, 17th Div., Inf.; of Iredell County; son of F. K. and Mrs. M. A. Bost. Entered service, July 22, 1917, at Knoxville, Tenn. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Springfield, Mass., then to Camp Meade. Mustered out at Camp Meade. April 14, 1919.