Cook, Kenneth, GMC

Gunner's Mate
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
GM-0878-Oto MeLara 76 MM/62 Caliber Gun Mount MK 75 MODS 0/1 Maint. Man
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Gunner's Mate
Primary Unit
1981-1983, GM-0878, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA
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
Service Years
1964 - 1993
Other Languages
Chinese-Mandarin
German
Japanese
Vietnamese
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
GM-Gunner's Mate
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Career Counselor U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms U.S. Navy Corrections U.S. Navy Police (enlisted)

Gun Captain (pre-1969) US Navy Retired 30


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Navy Chief Initiated Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Association of Gunner's MatesUnited States Naval InstituteChapter 201Veterans of the USS Enterprise
USS Benjamin Stoddert AssociationPost 3982, Mission Santa Clara PostGamewardens AssociationBlue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association
Patrol Boat River Forces Veteran's AssociationUSS Midway Veterans Association
  205, Association of Gunner's Mates
  1986, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1988, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 201 (Member) (San Jose, California) - Chap. Page
  2001, International Chief Petty Officers Association
  2006, Veterans of the USS Enterprise
  2006, USS Benjamin Stoddert Association
  2007, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 3982, Mission Santa Clara Post (Member) (Santa Clara, California) - Chap. Page
  2008, Gamewardens Association
  2009, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association
  2009, Patrol Boat River Forces Veteran's Association
  2010, USS Midway Veterans Association - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
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.
   
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. 
   
  1971-1972, GM-0000, Naval Advisory Group Vietnam, HQ, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)

GM-Gunner's Mate

From Month/Year
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To Month/Year
- / 1972

Unit
Naval Advisory Group Vietnam Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
GM-0000-Gunner's Mate

Base, Station or City
LSB Cat Lo
State/Country
Vietnam
  
 
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 Naval Advisory Group Vietnam, HQ, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Details

Naval Advisory Group Vietnam, HQ, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)

Type
Combat - Sea 		 

Parent Unit
HQ, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Strength
Group

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: May 26, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
CE1 Charles "Cousin" Bates from Alabama. Never knew he was drunk until one time I saw him sober!

Best Moment
Does the word DEROS mean anything to you?!
   

Worst Moment
Riding an RVN PBR as the Advisor during a night time waterborne ambush and having a VN sailor constantly breaking squelch on the PRC-25 radio just make sure it was still working! I still think it was his way of letting Charlie know we were there and not to come around.

Chain of Command
1. Operations Advisor to the RVNN PBR river squadrons operating out of LSB Cat Lo, RVN.

2. POIC of the US Navy compound's armory.

3. Manned the US Navy's secondary command post and maintained radio communications during general quarters.
   
   
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Naval Advisory Group Vietnam
Thornton, Michael Edwin, LCDR, (1967-1992) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Barnett, Samuel Hoyt, PO1, (1959-1971) GM GMG-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Barrett, Elizabeth, CDR, (1953-1975) OFF 110X Commander
Calvano, Charles, CAPT, (1959-1991) OFF 144X Lieutenant Commander
Davidson, Alan, CDR, (1960-1988) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Emrich, William, LCDR, (1950-1975) OFF 651X Lieutenant Commander
Prelosky, Richard, LCDR, (1947-1974) OFF 230X Lieutenant Commander
Applegate, William, LT, (1967-1972) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Beckham, Jerry, LCDR, (1950-1978) OFF 619X Lieutenant
DeMatta, Elliott, CDR, (1965-1990) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Elliott, Brad, CDR, (1967-1991) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Engelken, James, LCDR, (1955-1979) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Gainer, Terrance, CAPT, (1967-2000) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Greene, Bobby, CDR, (1957-1993) OFF 641X Lieutenant
Hughes, Carl, LCDR, (1944-1973) OFF 618X Lieutenant
Judelson, Alan, LT, (1962-1972) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Mallett, Paul, CAPT, (1968-1992) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Morrissey, Michael, LCDR, (1964-1989) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Staeheli, Patrick, LCDR, (1963-1977) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Bright, David, LCDR, (1963-1988) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Edwards, Douglas, LT, (1969-1973) OFF 310X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fraunfelder, Maurice, LCDR, (1958-1980) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Gilbert, Richard, CAPT, (1969-1994) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Williams, Louis, LTJG, (1969-1972) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lawson, William, CDR, (1970-1994) OFF 110X Ensign
Dahl, Orvie, CWO3, (1944-1975) OFF 713X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Allen, Duke, LCDR, (1958-1983) OFF 7832 Warrant Officer
Bradberry, Dudley Francis, MCPO, (1942-1971) BM BM-0000 Master Chief Petty Officer
Bush, Richard, CPO, (1957-1981) YN YN-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Marshall, Larry, CPO, (1959-1978) RD RD-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Nash, Arles, MCPO, (1957-1979) SO SO-5326 Chief Petty Officer
Pintar, Ken E., CWO3, (1959-1990) RD RD-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Schulken, Charles, MCPO, (1959-1986) EN EN-4333 Chief Petty Officer
Brundrette, Richard Ellis, PO1, (1967-1972) CE CE-5635 Petty Officer First Class
Christopher, Ron, CDR, (1965-1998) ET ETR-1501 Petty Officer First Class
Derkowski, James, PO1, (1964-1975) DT DT-8707 Petty Officer First Class
DiMaggio, Donald, CWO3, (1963-1987) RM RM-2319 Petty Officer First Class
Eldridge Sr., Paul, CWO4, (1965-1987) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Fisher, Bill, CPO, (1961-1987) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Fowler, Eldridge, PO1, (1964-1971) EN EN-5342 Petty Officer First Class
Goolsby, Beverly, SCPO, (1955-1977) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hall, Dwight, CWO3, (1964-1987) EM EM-4666 Petty Officer First Class
Harrington, William, PO1, (1965-1974) RM RM-2321 Petty Officer First Class
Havemann, Leonard, LCDR, (1963-1988) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Lensky, Art, MCPO, (1964-1993) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Lundquist, Bradley, PO1, (1968-1972) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Matthews, Fred, CWO4, (1961-1988) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Miller, Gerald Q., SCPO, (1964-1987) EN EN-4339 Petty Officer First Class
Parsons, Thomas, LCDR, (1963-1993) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Porter, James H., MCPO, (1959-1985) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Reuter, Paul, LCDR, (1966-1989) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Sanders, Terry, CWO4, (1966-1990) DP DP-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Schultz, Jack, PO1, (1966-1976) ET ET-1535 Petty Officer First Class
Schunn, John, PO1, (1965-1972) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Stranko, Michael R., CWO4, (1966-1996) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Van Cleef, Robert, PO1, (1964-1976) ET ETR-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Akin, James, PO1, (1964-1975) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Allison, Terry, PO2, (1970-1973) AK AK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Anchors, Charles, MCPO, (1968-1989) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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