In January the XVIII Airborne Corps shifted its area of operations west, and Cooke was assigned as the Corps liaison officer for intelligence with the French 6th Light Armored Division, the Operation Daguet.
In January the XVIII Airborne Corps shifted its area of operations west. Cooke, a fluent French speaker, was assigned as the Corps liaison officer for intelligence with the French 6th Light Armored Division, the unit having deployed to France as part of Operation Daguet.