Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1949 , it was renamed Cooke Barracks in honor of Charles H. Cooke , Jr. who had been posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Soldier 's Medal for gallantry in action .
Simplified: In 1949 , it was renamed Cooke Barracks , after Charles H. Cooke , Jr. , who been killed in action and given the Silver Star and Soldier 's Medal for bravery .