Harvey Weir Cook


Harvey Weir Cook 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 amp Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. At DePauw he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

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