Cousins, Ralph, ADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Admiral
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1972-1975, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (CINCUS)
Service Years
1937 - 1975
Admiral Admiral

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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
 Year of Birth
1915
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by Steven Loomis (SaigonShipyard), IC3 to remember Cousins, Ralph (Navy Cross / DSM), ADM.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Eldorado		 Last Address
Birth: Jul. 24, 1915 in Eldorado,
Jackson County, Oklahoma
Death: Aug. 5, 2009
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, Virginia
Complications after a fall.
Date of Passing
Aug 05, 2009		  

 Official Badges 

Allied Command Atlantic NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic


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 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Navy Admiral Ralph Wynne Cousins led Naval Air Operation in Vietnam.   

   A HIGHLY DECORATED Navy aviator during World War II and commander of the attack carrier strike force during some of the heaviest fighting of the Vietnam War, retired Admiral Ralph W. Cousins died in Newport News, Va., in August at the age of 94. From 1967 to 1969, Cousins commanded the attack carrier strike force and led the Gulf of Tonkin naval operations that were carried out from aircraft carriers. In 1970 he was promoted to four-star admiral and became the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO).

   A dive bomber pilot on the Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea Noun 1. battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, Cousins led bombing attacks against the Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho and survived the sinking of his own ship. He was awarded the Navy Cross in WWII. His other military decorations included three awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Legion of Merit and two Air Medals.
   
  1960-1961, 131X, USS Midway (CVA-41)

Captain

From Month/Year
June / 1960
To Month/Year
April / 1961

Unit
USS Midway (CVA-41) Unit Page

Rank
Captain
NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Midway (CVA-41) Details

USS Midway (CVA-41) 		redesignated CV-41

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Midway-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
LI Lowe, Gary, LI2
   

Last Updated: May 2, 2017
   
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Chain of Command
USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) 
CAPT Ralph Wynne Cousins
15 June 1960 - 22 April 1961
   
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127 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
USS Midway (CVA-41)
Dosé, Robert George, CAPT, (1936-1968) OFF 131X Captain
Powers, Trent Richard, CAPT, (1948-1965) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Feldhaus, John Anthony, CDR, (1957-1966) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
HAAK, Frank Sutherland, RADM, (1945-1976) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Vaughan, Hines, LTJG, (1953-1962) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Seymour, Howard Alton, CDR, (1942-1964) OFF 410X Commander
Douglas, Bill, (1955-1969) EM EM-0000 Other Service Rank
Adams, Herbert H., SCPO, (1950-1969) ABE ABE-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Stuart, James, CPO, (1958-1978) MM MM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Waskowitz, Bill, CPO, (1951-1961) AQF AQF-8324 Chief Petty Officer
Criss, William, CPO, (1951-1971) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Philippi, Ernest, PO1, (1959-1978) AE AE-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Warren, Craig, PO1, (1957-1967) GF GF-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Wheeler, James, PO1, (1954-1963) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
White, Sherman, PO1, (1958-1962) GMT GMT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Chlanda, Wayne, PO2, (1960-1964) AO AO-6801 Petty Officer Second Class
Close, Harry, PO2, (1957-1960) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cothron, Ronnie, PO2, (1960-1964) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Fulton, John, PO2, (1959-1963) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gill, Joel, PO2, (1959-1963) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jensen, Ron, PO2, (1957-1961) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kurth, Herman, PO2, (1957-1961) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Laite, Virgil, SCPO, (1954-1980) MM MM-4291 Petty Officer Second Class
Linnell, Alvin, PO2, (1960-1964) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McBride, Roy, PO2, (1955-1962) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McFayden, Doug, PO2, (1959-1963) 00 00E Petty Officer Second Class
Montgomery, David, PO1, (1954-1964) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Mumau, Gene, PO2, (1958-1964) ETN ETN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Oglesbee, Albert, PO2, (1959-1963) GM GMT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Padilla, Sandor, PO2, (1955-1963) MT MT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Pope, Ronald, PO1, (1956-1990) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Provolt, Richard, PO2, (1957-1961) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Richards, Ronald, PO2, (1960-1964) MM MM-4291 Petty Officer Second Class
Rybicki, Ronald, PO2, (1958-1962) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Simmons, Marvin, PO2, (1956-1960) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
King, Simon, PO2, (1955-1965) AMH AMH-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Adkins, Kenneth, PO2, (1960-1966) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Almy, Gideon, CAPT, (1956-1994) BM BM-0164 Petty Officer Third Class
Barba, Gerald, PO3, (1960-1964) LI LI-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Batnick, Michael, PO2, (1957-1967) AT ATR-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Belcher, Richard, PO3, (1956-1960) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Boysel, Jerry, PO2, (1954-1964) AB ABE-7006 Petty Officer Third Class
Braack, Richard, PO3, (1959-1965) BT BT-4500 Petty Officer Third Class
Coryea, George, CMDCM, (1959-1984) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Crawford, Peter, CPO, (1959-1979) DT DT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Darnall, David, PO3, (1959-1963) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Edmundson, James, PO3, (1957-1960) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hall, Orville, PO3, (1957-1961) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hearne, John, PO3, (1957-1961) ABF ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hester, Larry, PO3, (1960-1964) AB ABH-9508 Petty Officer Third Class
Jewett, Roger, PO3, (1959-1962) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
JOHNSON, DALLAS, PO3, (1956-1960) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
LePage, Lyle G., PO3, (1960-1964) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lyda, Don, PO3, (1958-1962) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Martinez, Sebastian, PO1, (1960-2001) PC PC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Mattice, Clifford, PO3, (1960-1966) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
McGuinness JR, Thomas, CPO, (1958-1978) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Morris, Bruce, PO3, (1954-1960) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Oregon, Richard, PO3, (1959-1963) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class

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