Allen Blow Cook was born in 1900 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1921. A physical disability caused him to retire in 1926. He received his masters degree in 1929 from the University of Virginia and joined the faculty at the Naval Academy. In 1942, he was recalled to active duty and retired in 1947 with the rank of commander. Upon retirement he returned to the Naval Academy faculty. He died in 1971 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, sharing a headstone and grave with his father, Cmdr. Allen Merriam Cook USN
Allen Blow Cook was born in 1900 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1921. A physical disability caused him to retire in 1926. He received his masters degree in 1929 from the University of Virginia and joined the faculty at the Naval Academy. In 1942, he was recalled to active duty and retired in 1947 with the rank of commander. Upon retirement he returned to the Naval Academy faculty. He died in 1971 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, sharing a headstone and grave with his father, Cmdr. Allen Merriam Cook USN
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