Weir Cook

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Weir Cook was a pioneering American aviator and World War I flying ace from Indiana, honored for his contributions to aviation and military service.

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Weir Cook canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I flying ace ⓘ
aviator ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ
French Croix de Guerre ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre
burialPlace American military cemetery in New Caledonia ⓘ
causeOfDeath aircraft crash ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath France (Free French territory at the time) ⓘ
linked to: Free France
dateOfBirth 1892-12-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1943-03-24 ⓘ
familyName Cook ⓘ
fieldOfWork aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
fullName Harvey Weir Cook ⓘ
givenName Harvey ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup European American ⓘ
honoredIn renaming of Indianapolis municipal airport in his honor ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Army Air Service ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
namesakeOf Weir Cook Memorial at Indianapolis International Airport ⓘ
Weir Cook Municipal Airport ⓘ
notableFor combat achievements as a World War I flying ace ⓘ
pioneering American aviation ⓘ
notableWork development and promotion of commercial aviation in Indiana ⓘ
numberOfAerialVictories 3 ⓘ
occupation airport manager ⓘ
military aviator ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wilkinson, Indiana ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Caledonia ⓘ
positionHeld commander of an air base in New Caledonia during World War II ⓘ
residence Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis
serviceEnd 1943 ⓘ
serviceStart World War I era ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
stateOfBirth Indiana ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Indiana ⓘ

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IND → namedAfter → Weir Cook ⓘ