Harvey Weir Cook
| Harvey Weir Cook | |
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Captain Harvey Weir Cook, 94th Aero Squadron
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| Born | June 10, 1892 |
| Died | March 24, 1943 (aged 50) |
| Buried at | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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 United States
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Air Service, United States Army United States Army Air Forces |
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  World War I World War II |
Air Service, United States Army
Harvey Weir Cook (June 30, 1892 – March 24, 1943) was an American fighter ace in World War I and Distinguished Service Cross recipient. He was also a pioneer in civilian commercial aviation and a leading figure in the development of aviation in the United States and in state of Indiana. The Indianapolis International Airport terminal building and entrance road are named in his honor.
He was born Harvey Weir Cook in Wilkinson, Indiana, to Dr. B. H. Cook of Wilkinson, Indiana. Dr. B. H. Cook moved to Anderson,In when Harvey Weir Cook was very young. He graduated from Anderson High School and attended college at both DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. At DePauw he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
"Weir", as he was known, left Washington and Jefferson University to drive an ambulance in France early in 1917. When the U. S. entered the war, Cook enlisted in the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps. After flight training, he was assigned to Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s famous “Hat in the Ring” 94th Aero Squadron. Incredibly aggressive in combat he was twice cited for singly attacking formations of multiple German fighters. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster His citations read:
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