Cook Cleland

Cook Cleland (Dec 24, 1916 – June 13, 2007) was a World War II United States Navy and civilian air race pilot. He participated in the Battle of Coral Sea and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Cleland won the 1947 and 1949 Thompson Trophy Air Races.

Read more about Cook Cleland:  Early Life, Navy Service, Post-World War II, Korean War, Later Life

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    “How much more interesting an event is that man’s supper who has just been forth in the snow to hunt, nay, you might say, steal, the fuel to cook it with! His bread and meat are sweet.”
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