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    Fighting Squadron (VF) 19

    2 honorees
    LCDR FRANKLIN E. COOK, JR., USN

    Franklin Cook, Jr.

    Class of 1939
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    October 12, 1944 (26 years old)
    KIA Pacific Formosa Fighting Squadron (VF) 19 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross USNA 8th Company
    LT DONALD K. TRIPP, USNR

    Donald Tripp

    Class of 1940
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    October 12, 1944 (28 years old)
    KIA Pacific Fighting Squadron (VF) 19 WWII Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross Non-graduate