John W. Wilcox Jr. Military person

John Walter Wilcox, Jr. (22 March 1882 – 27 March 1942) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy. He saw service in World War I and in the opening weeks of United States involvement in World War II before being lost overboard from his flagship in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1942.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Wilcox John Walter Jr.
Birth date	March 22, 1882
Birth place	Georgia (U.S. state) , Midway Georgia
Date of death	March 27, 1942
Place of death	Atlantic Ocean
Resting place	Georgia (U.S. state) , Milledgeville Georgia , Memory Hill Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance	United States of America
award	Navy Cross
military operations	Battle of the Atlantic World War II World War I Atlantic U-boat Campaign (World War I)
military branch	United States Navy
military command	* President Board of Inspection and Survey Battleship Division 6 Battleships United States Atlantic Fleet Special Service Squadron *Task Force 39
service start	1905
service end	1942