Q:Facts: - death place: columbia , south carolina - servicenumber: 0-23290 - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii - death date: 19 june 1990 - awards: distinguished -lrb- 2 -rrb- purple heart -lrb- 3 -rrb- military william service order cross legion of merit bronze star medal - birth date: 7 october 1916 - unit: 504th parachute infantry regiment - name: julian aaron cook - branch: 20px - image: julian cook.jpg - birth place: mount holly , vermont - rank: 25px colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of julian cook .
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julian aaron cook -lrb- october 7 , 1916 - june 19 , 1990 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army who gained fame for his crossing of the waal river during operation market garden .