| Birth: | Jun. 30, 1893 | | Death: | Mar. 24, 1943 | 
Aviation combat ace of World War One. While flying with the 94th (Hat-in-the-Ring) Aero Squadron, Captain Weir-Cook was credited with seven victories, including 4 enemy balloons. As a Lieutenant Colonel during the Second World War, he was killed while flying over New Zealand. Weir-Cook was from Wilkinson, Indiana and for many years Indianapolis' principal airport was known as Weir-Cook airport. A memorial in his honor remains on display at the now Indianapolis International Airport.
Cause of death: Killed while flying a P-40 fighter over New Zealand during World War Two.
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Note: Entered the service from Indiana. | | | Burial:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu
Honolulu County
Hawaii, USA
Plot: Section O, Grave 440 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 20, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 20858 |
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