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John B Cooke Jr

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season. Here is a blast from the past. John, Isyl, Bleecker, Pat, Jack, David, Alan & Sierra – Christmas Eve in Pinole California, 1968. May this holiday season bring you fond memories and create new ones.

December 1941

December 1941 was an eventful month for some of the Cooke family. On December 1st, JB and Savvy were at their respective Naval commands at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii (then still a territory). Isyl, Annie, Bleecker and Phil were also on Oahu at the time. John was on Wake Island as […]

Memorial Day 2011

In honor of those family members who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and are no longer with us. Here are a few of the Cooke’s who have contributed:  

In Remembrance of POWs

This is a copy of a post card sent to to John B. Cooke, Jr. from the workers captured by the Japanese when they took Wake Island in December of 1941. John was the Airport/Station Manager for Pan American World Airways (PAA) on Wake Island at the time. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, they recalled […]