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Pearl Harbor memory of Robert Cook and service at Hickam
Robert Cook recalls enlisting in 1940 to be where the action was, serving with the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron at Hickam Field near Pearl Harbor. He describes the December 7 1941 attacks, his improvised defense with a riot gun and .45, the second wave, Maui relief duty, and returning to Hickam after flying 63 missions over China with no injuries.
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Air Corps
Hawaiian Islands
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Hickam
Johnny Haines
Haines
Pearl
Robert Cook
4Th Squadron
Maui
China
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