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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
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Current/Last Primary NEC
GM-0878-Oto MeLara 76 MM/62 Caliber Gun Mount MK 75 MODS 0/1 Maint. Man
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Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Gunner's Mate
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Primary Unit
1981-1983, GM-0878, NAVSTA Long Beach, CA
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Previously Held NEC
GMG-0000-Gunner's Mate Guns
GM-0000-Gunner's Mate
GM-0873-5in/54 Mk 42 Mods 7&8 Gun Mount Maintenance Technician
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Service Years
1964 - 1993
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Foreign Language(s)
Chinese-Mandarin
German
Japanese
Vietnamese
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| Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Neptune Subpoena
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Plank Owner
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205, Association of Gunner's Mates [Verified]
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1986, United States Naval Institute [Verified]
- Assoc. Page
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1988, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 201 (Member) (San Jose, California) [Verified]
- Chap. Page
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2001, International Chief Petty Officers Association
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2006, USS Enterprise (CVAN/CVN-65) Association [Verified]
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2006, Adams Class Veterans Association, USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Association (Treasurer) [Verified]
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2007, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 3982, Mission Santa Clara Post (Member) (Santa Clara, California) [Verified]
- Chap. Page
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2008, Game Wardens of Vietnam [Verified]
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2009, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association [Verified]
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2009, Patrol Boat River Forces Veteran's Association [Verified]
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2010, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 4103, South San Francisco Post (Member) (Lodi, California) [Verified]
- Chap. Page
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2010, USS Midway Veterans Association [Verified]
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What are you doing now:
I am currently retired, having had a very good career in the United States Navy, followed by another 25 years in the high-tech computer industry doing systems and network administration.
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Other Comments:
My son, Gregory John Cook, is currently retired from the US Army as a Master Seargent, and is living and working in Alaska. My wife of 18 wonderful years, Geraldine Diane Whitlach-Cook, passed away on July 8th, 2013 as a result of breast cancer metastesizing to her brain and skeletal system.
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1964-1964, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) San Diego, CA
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1964-1965, (GM) Gunners Mate A School
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1965-1966, GMG-0000, USS Midway (CVA-41)
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1966-1968, GMG-0000, USS Kearsarge (CVS-33)
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1967-1968, NAVSTA Treasure Island
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1968-1968, GM-0000, SERE School
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1969-1970, GM-0000, River Squadron 51 (RIVRON 51)/River Division 514 (RIVDIV-514)
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1969-1970, GM-0000, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
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1970-1970, Naval Postgraduate School (Faculty Staff)
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1970-1970, US Army (USA)
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1971-1972, GM-0000, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam
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1972-1976, GMG-0000, USS Enterprise (CVAN-65)
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1975-1975, GM-0873, USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)
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1975-1979, NAVSTA Treasure Island
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1976-1979, GM-0000, NAVSTA Treasure Island
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1979-1980, GM-0878, (GM) Gunners Mate C School
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1980-1980, GM-0878, NAVSTA Long Beach, CA
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1980-1981, GM-0878, USS Sides (FFG-14)
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1980-1983, GM-0878, USS Sides (FFG-14)
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1981-1983, GM-0878, NAVSTA Long Beach, CA
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