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'''John Walter Wilcox, Jr.''', ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | {{RearUS}} '''John Walter Wilcox, Jr.''', (22 March, 1882 – 27 March, 1942) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | ||
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Wilcox was lost overboard from [[U.S.S. Washington (1940)|U.S.S. Washington]] while en route to Scapa Flow. He had been seen walking unaccompanied on the deck without a coat with high seas. A search aircraft crashed with two dead, and his body was sighted from a destroyer, but was not recovered. Investigation considered ideas of accident, suicide, heart attack, and even foul play, but no determination could be reached. | |||
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Revision as of 22:59, 9 December 2019
Rear Admiral John Walter Wilcox, Jr., (22 March, 1882 – 27 March, 1942) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Wilcox was lost overboard from U.S.S. Washington while en route to Scapa Flow. He had been seen walking unaccompanied on the deck without a coat with high seas. A search aircraft crashed with two dead, and his body was sighted from a destroyer, but was not recovered. Investigation considered ideas of accident, suicide, heart attack, and even foul play, but no determination could be reached.
See Also
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| Preceded by Carlos A. Bailey |
Captain of U.S.S. Hopkins 4 Jun, 1924[1] – after 1 Jan, 1925[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
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