Scott Pope Hawkins was born on October 23, 1908, to Alfred L. and Winfield Lucy Pope Hawkins.
Both Alfred Hawkins and Winnie Pope came from wealthy political families, so Scott enjoyed a life of luxury. He attended a private, all-boy's school in St. Louis, before pursuing his secondary education at Princeton, Boston Tech and graduating from Washington University in 1932.
Scott had a passion for aviation. He enlisted in the navy in the fall of 1935 and earned his wings.
In 1938, a bombing plane was lost off the coast of California, and Scott volunteered to take part in the search and rescue for the plane's crew. While flying over the ocean, he fell from his plane. The Navy was unable to recover his body, and he was declared dead.
Scott's mother erected this grand memorial for him. The memorial was designed by W. Ridley Young. On the inside top circle of the monument is inscribed "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends," which was the theme of the navy chaplain's sermon at Scott's funeral. An emblem designed by Scott was also included in the design.
Scott was assigned to draw emblems for all the squadrons in the navy, and had just finished the emblem used before his death. The same emblem was placed on all the planes of his scouting squadron.
On the podium in the middle of the monument is a poem written by Janet Williams Gould. A small mausoleum was built under the monument and Winnie was interred there in 1969. After her funeral, the doors to the mausoleum were cemented shut.∼Aviation Cadet S. P. Hawkins, USNR, was designated Naval Aviator #5107 in 1937. Entered active service via the pre-war AVCAD program.
AVCAD Hawkins lost his life as the "second-seat" observer in a seaplane operating from the cruiser USS CHICAGO off the southern Calif. coast, when a sudden dive catapaulted him out of his craft. This resulted in him hitting the tail of the craft, resulting in injuries and then losing consciousness. Never regaining consciousness, he was observed to parachute into the ocean and after a few minutes, sank.
Both Alfred Hawkins and Winnie Pope came from wealthy political families, so Scott enjoyed a life of luxury. He attended a private, all-boy's school in St. Louis, before pursuing his secondary education at Princeton, Boston Tech and graduating from Washington University in 1932.
Scott had a passion for aviation. He enlisted in the navy in the fall of 1935 and earned his wings.
In 1938, a bombing plane was lost off the coast of California, and Scott volunteered to take part in the search and rescue for the plane's crew. While flying over the ocean, he fell from his plane. The Navy was unable to recover his body, and he was declared dead.
Scott's mother erected this grand memorial for him. The memorial was designed by W. Ridley Young. On the inside top circle of the monument is inscribed "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends," which was the theme of the navy chaplain's sermon at Scott's funeral. An emblem designed by Scott was also included in the design.
Scott was assigned to draw emblems for all the squadrons in the navy, and had just finished the emblem used before his death. The same emblem was placed on all the planes of his scouting squadron.
On the podium in the middle of the monument is a poem written by Janet Williams Gould. A small mausoleum was built under the monument and Winnie was interred there in 1969. After her funeral, the doors to the mausoleum were cemented shut.∼Aviation Cadet S. P. Hawkins, USNR, was designated Naval Aviator #5107 in 1937. Entered active service via the pre-war AVCAD program.
AVCAD Hawkins lost his life as the "second-seat" observer in a seaplane operating from the cruiser USS CHICAGO off the southern Calif. coast, when a sudden dive catapaulted him out of his craft. This resulted in him hitting the tail of the craft, resulting in injuries and then losing consciousness. Never regaining consciousness, he was observed to parachute into the ocean and after a few minutes, sank.
Scott Pope Hawkins was born on October 23, 1908, to Alfred L. and Winfield Lucy Pope Hawkins.
Both Alfred Hawkins and Winnie Pope came from wealthy political families, so Scott enjoyed a life of luxury. He attended a private, all-boy's school in St. Louis, before pursuing his secondary education at Princeton, Boston Tech and graduating from Washington University in 1932.
Scott had a passion for aviation. He enlisted in the navy in the fall of 1935 and earned his wings.
In 1938, a bombing plane was lost off the coast of California, and Scott volunteered to take part in the search and rescue for the plane's crew. While flying over the ocean, he fell from his plane. The Navy was unable to recover his body, and he was declared dead.
Scott's mother erected this grand memorial for him. The memorial was designed by W. Ridley Young. On the inside top circle of the monument is inscribed "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends," which was the theme of the navy chaplain's sermon at Scott's funeral. An emblem designed by Scott was also included in the design.
Scott was assigned to draw emblems for all the squadrons in the navy, and had just finished the emblem used before his death. The same emblem was placed on all the planes of his scouting squadron.
On the podium in the middle of the monument is a poem written by Janet Williams Gould. A small mausoleum was built under the monument and Winnie was interred there in 1969. After her funeral, the doors to the mausoleum were cemented shut.∼Aviation Cadet S. P. Hawkins, USNR, was designated Naval Aviator #5107 in 1937. Entered active service via the pre-war AVCAD program.
AVCAD Hawkins lost his life as the "second-seat" observer in a seaplane operating from the cruiser USS CHICAGO off the southern Calif. coast, when a sudden dive catapaulted him out of his craft. This resulted in him hitting the tail of the craft, resulting in injuries and then losing consciousness. Never regaining consciousness, he was observed to parachute into the ocean and after a few minutes, sank.
Both Alfred Hawkins and Winnie Pope came from wealthy political families, so Scott enjoyed a life of luxury. He attended a private, all-boy's school in St. Louis, before pursuing his secondary education at Princeton, Boston Tech and graduating from Washington University in 1932.
Scott had a passion for aviation. He enlisted in the navy in the fall of 1935 and earned his wings.
In 1938, a bombing plane was lost off the coast of California, and Scott volunteered to take part in the search and rescue for the plane's crew. While flying over the ocean, he fell from his plane. The Navy was unable to recover his body, and he was declared dead.
Scott's mother erected this grand memorial for him. The memorial was designed by W. Ridley Young. On the inside top circle of the monument is inscribed "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends," which was the theme of the navy chaplain's sermon at Scott's funeral. An emblem designed by Scott was also included in the design.
Scott was assigned to draw emblems for all the squadrons in the navy, and had just finished the emblem used before his death. The same emblem was placed on all the planes of his scouting squadron.
On the podium in the middle of the monument is a poem written by Janet Williams Gould. A small mausoleum was built under the monument and Winnie was interred there in 1969. After her funeral, the doors to the mausoleum were cemented shut.∼Aviation Cadet S. P. Hawkins, USNR, was designated Naval Aviator #5107 in 1937. Entered active service via the pre-war AVCAD program.
AVCAD Hawkins lost his life as the "second-seat" observer in a seaplane operating from the cruiser USS CHICAGO off the southern Calif. coast, when a sudden dive catapaulted him out of his craft. This resulted in him hitting the tail of the craft, resulting in injuries and then losing consciousness. Never regaining consciousness, he was observed to parachute into the ocean and after a few minutes, sank.
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Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
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This is a monument erected by Winfield Lucy Pope Hawkins in honor of her son.
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