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 

Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon


 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 of the United States (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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  1974-1975, OS-0318, USS Halsey (CG-23)
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OS-Operations Specialist

From Month/Year
May / 1974
To Month/Year
December / 1975

Unit
USS Halsey (CG-23) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
NEC
OS-0318-Air Intercept Controller

Base, Station or City
San Diego
State/Country
California
  
 
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 USS Halsey (CG-23) Details

USS Halsey (CG-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[1]
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 followed by AN/SPS-49 2D 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 (replaced by Harpoon missiles during 1980s)
6 Ã? 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW TT
2 x Phalanx CIWS

COMMANDING OFFICERS

Hostettler, Stephen John Jay, CAPT              03/18/77 - 05/19/79
Tarbuck, Richard Ray, CAPT                           05/19/79 - 05/12/81
Wyatt, Richard Lee, CAPT                              05/12/81 - 05/27/83
Moses, Paul Davis, CAPT                                 05/27/83 - 08/29/85
Conley, Dennis Ronald, CAPT                         08/29/85 - 01/08/88
Pacek, Robert Dennis, CAPT                           01/08/88 - 09/13/89
Klein III, George Adam, CAPT                         09/13/89 - 04/02/92
Amborn, Lloyd P., CAPT                                   04/02/92 - 01/28/94

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Guided Missile Cruiser

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 11, 2018
   
   
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USS Halsey (CG-23)
Mahaffey, John, MCPO, (1965-1991) OS OS-0318 Chief Petty Officer
Goodman, Troy (Goody), CMDCM, (1955-1986) OS OS-0319 Master Chief Petty Officer
Whatley, Paul, PO1, (1970-1979) OS OS-0319 Petty Officer First Class
Failor, William, PO2, (1972-1976) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Withers, Michael D., SCPO, (1972-1992) OS OS-0317 Petty Officer Second Class
Purifoy, Kenneth, CPO, (1961-1981) SM SM-0000 [Other Service Rank]
James, Robert, CAPT, (1968-1996) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Loucks, Michael, LCDR, (1967-1987) OFF 116X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hansen, James, SCPO, (1970-1991) GM GM-0986 Petty Officer First Class
Muller, Kenneth, SCPO, (1973-2003) DS DS-1615 Petty Officer First Class
Achs, Daniel, PO2, (1975-1979) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McGraw, Mike, PO2, (1972-1978) BT BT-4513 Petty Officer Second Class
O'Neal, Frank, PO2, (1970-1976) DS DS-1616 Petty Officer Second Class
Pizzella, Frederick, PO2, (1970-1976) GMM GMM-0997 Petty Officer Second Class
Scharton, Bruce, PO2, (1974-1978) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Briggs, Eugene, PO3, (1972-1976) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Quinton, Barrett, PO3, (1973-1978) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Reaves, Elder Gene, PO3, (1975-1979) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Trujillo, Steven, CPO, (1972-1995) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kehler, Michael, FN, (1974-1976) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Pratt, Greg, HA, (1975-1981) MAT MATT-0000 Hospitalman Apprentice
Walton, Wade, SN, (1975-1979) OS Seaman
Jennings, David, CDR, (1969-1994) Lieutenant
Gray, David, CPO, (1957-1987) Chief Petty Officer
Elfman, Mark, CPO, (1965-1983) Petty Officer First Class
Turcotte, Don, MCPO, (1964-1995) Petty Officer First Class
Barragree, Bruce, PO2, (1972-1975) SK Petty Officer Second Class
O'Neal, Frank, PO2, (1970-1976) Petty Officer Second Class
Daniel, Dusty, MCPO, (1970-1994) Petty Officer Third Class
Dye, Randy, PO3, (1974-1977) Petty Officer Third Class
Turner, Edward, PO1, (1971-1986) Petty Officer Third Class
Daniel, Earlyn, MCPO, (1971-1994) Other Service Rank
Brunk, Donnie, SCPO, (1964-1988) Petty Officer First Class
Harris, Mike, MCPO, (1972-1994) Petty Officer Second Class
Koval, Nicholas, MCPO, (1972-1993) Petty Officer Second Class
Coleman, Everett, CPO, (1972-1995) Petty Officer Third Class

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