Cooper, William, OS2

Operations Specialist
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
OS-0318-Air Intercept Controller
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Operations Specialist
Primary Unit
1975-1975, OS-0318, Commander, Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT)
Previously Held NEC
RD-0000-Radarman
OS-0317-NTDS-Input/Utilization Display Equipment Operator
OS-0321-Antisubmarine Air Controller
Service Years
1972 - 1975
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Order of the Ditch
Plank Owner
Voice Edition
OS-Operations Specialist

 Official Badges 

US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval InstitutePost 1, John S. Stewart PostPost 69
  1989, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1991, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 1, John S. Stewart Post (Member) (Denver, Colorado) - Chap. Page
  2007, American Legion, Post 69 (Member) (Osceola, Iowa) - Chap. Page


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  1972-1974, OS-0317, USS Halsey (DLG-23)

OS-Operations Specialist

From Month/Year
September / 1972
To Month/Year
May / 1974

Unit
USS Halsey (DLG-23) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
NEC
OS-0317-NTDS-Input/Utilization Display Equipment Operator

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
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 USS Halsey (DLG-23) Details

USS Halsey (DLG-23)
Namesake:
Builder:
Laid down:
26 August 1960
Launched:
15 January 1962
Commissioned:
20 July 1963
Decommissioned:
28 January 1994
Reclassified:
Guided-missile cruiser, CG-23, 30 June 1975
Struck:
28 January 1994
Fate:
scrapped, 2003
Class & type:
Displacement:
7,903 tons
Length:
533 ft
Beam:
53 ft
Draft:
24 ft 6 in
Propulsion:
2 Ã? Allis-Chalmers steam turbines providing 85,000 shp (63 MW); 2 shafts
4 Ã? Foster-Wheeler boilers
Speed:
32 knots
Range:
8,000 nm at 20 knots
Complement:
400 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
AN/SPS-39 followed by AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-43 air search radar
AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
AN/SPG-55 missile fire control radar
AN/SQS-23 bow mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
2 Ã? Mark 10 Terrier SAM
1 Ã? ASROC ASW system
4 Ã? 3 in(76 mm)guns
6 Ã? 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW Torpedo Tubes

COMMANDING OFFICERS
Anderson, Herbert Henry, CAPT                 07/20/63 - 10/07/64
Ringenberg, George William, CAPT             10/07/64 - 09/10/65
LeBourgeois, Julien Johnson, CAPT             09/10/65 - 07/06/67
Murtha, Vincent Lloyd, CAPT                      07/06/67 - 10/14/68
Harper Jr., Wyatt Eugene, CAPT                 10/14/68 - 12/10/69
Hooper Jr., James Albert, CAPT                  12/10/69 - 11/04/71
Nolan, Joseph Dunstan, CAPT                    12/16/72 - 11/22/74
McCauley, William Frederick, CAPT               11/22/74 - 03/18/77

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Destroyer Leader Guided Missile

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Nov 9, 2022
   
   
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My Photos For This Unit
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USS Halsey DLG-23 Commissioning Plaque 16 December 1972 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
USS Halsey DLG-23 Commissioning Book 16 December 1972
Two
UNREP off GITMO USS Halsey DLG-23 January 1973
48 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Halsey (DLG-23)
Puckett, Cecil, PO1, (1960-1981) OS OS-0317 Petty Officer First Class
Goodman, Troy (Goody), CMDCM, (1955-1986) OS OS-0319 Master Chief Petty Officer
Bergen, John F., SCPO, (1972-1995) OS OS-0318 Petty Officer Second Class
Kalsto, Bob, PO2, (1971-1975) OS OS-0326 Petty Officer Second Class
Kalsto, Robert, PO2, (1971-1975) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Moore, David, PO2, (1969-1975) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Butterfield, Stephen, SN, (1972-1973) OS OS-0326 Seaman
Nolan, Joseph Dunstan, CAPT, (1951-1981) OFF 111X Captain
James, Robert, CAPT, (1968-1996) OFF 111X Ensign
Dognazzi, John, SCPO, (1956-1975) BT BT-4500 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Glennon, Timothy, MCPO, (1956-1984) DS DS-1615 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Smith, Larry C., CPO, (1958-1980) BT BT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Spence, Dennis, PO1, (1967-1977) ET ET-1589 Petty Officer First Class
Greenwood, Richard, PO2, (1970-1974) TM TM-0737 Torpedoman 2nd Class
Akin, Dennis, CPO, (1972-1992) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Banta, Steven, PO1, (1971-1980) CTR CTR-2400 Petty Officer Second Class
Johnson, Les, PO2, (1972-1976) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jones, Christopher, PO2, (1968-1978) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer Second Class
Long, Thomas, PO2, (1972-1975) MM MM-4204 Petty Officer Second Class
Piekarski, Andy, PO2, (1968-1972) ST ST-0455 Petty Officer Second Class
Stern, David, PO2, (1972-1976) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Turner, Edward, PO1, (1970-1986) BT 4503 Petty Officer Second Class
Baker, Pernell, PO3, (1969-1973) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Bergadine, Steve, PO1, (1965-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hall, David, PO3, (1972-1978) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hanley, James, PO3, (1968-1972) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kettering, Jeff, PO3, (1972-1975) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Sims, Joe, SCPO, (1970-1992) OFF 00X Petty Officer Third Class
Theiss, Michael, PO3, (1968-1972) 00 AQ-7951 Petty Officer Third Class
Tomporowski, Terrence, PO3, (1972-1975) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Turpin, Michael, PO3, (1971-1975) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Withers, Michael D., SCPO, (1972-1992) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kearney, Howard, PO3, (1972-1975) SH SH-0000 Seaman
Cowles, Ivan, FN, (1973-1977) MM MM-0000 Fireman
Dahman, John, FN, (1968-1972) FT FT-1327 Fireman
Jacobsen, James, FN, (1972-1974) DC DC-0000 Fireman
Kehler, Michael, FN, (1974-1976) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Greenwood, Richard, PO2, (1970-1974) Petty Officer Second Class
Hutton, Bill, PO2, (1968-1974) Petty Officer Second Class
Dye, Randy, PO3, (1974-1977) Petty Officer Third Class
Johnson, Donald, SCPO, (1972-1994) ET Petty Officer Third Class
Richmond, Paul, PO2, (1969-1975) Petty Officer Third Class
Ryan, Thomas, PO1, (1972-1993) GMG Petty Officer Third Class
Dillard, Richard, MCPO, (1974-2004) Seaman Apprentice
Merrick, Kenneth, SN, (1972-1975) SK Seaman Recruit
Brunk, Donnie, SCPO, (1964-1988) Chief Petty Officer
Harris, Mike, MCPO, (1972-1994) Petty Officer Second Class
Dowden, Lester, FN, (1973-1976) Fireman

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