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Dennis Philip Cook
Lieutenant
VA-212, CVW-21, USS HANCOCK, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Santa Barbara, California November 01, 1936 to April 06, 1966 DENNIS P COOK is on the Wall at Panel 6E, Line 89 |
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My brother Dennis was killed in 1966 in an aircraft carrier accident while he was aboard the USS Hancock in the South China Sea. He and his plane were not recovered. The catapult malfunctioned and gave him some power but not enough and he wasn't able to eject. He was a father of two baby girls, Laura and Christa, who were only 3 and 2 years old at the time. It was a tragedy that they never knew him as he was a wonderful loving man and would have been a terrific father for them. Now they are married and have babies so I am excited to be invited to the birthdays as a reminder that Dennis would be there too. Dennis had so many friends wherever he went. The 20-30 club in Corona, California, had a plaque and flagpole memorial built for him at a Boy Scout Camp in 1967. He was a great brother and I really miss him. |
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