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Gunner's Mate
TWS Ribbon Bar
Service Photo
Service Details
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
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, USS Benjamin Stoddert Association
2006, Veterans of the USS Enterprise
2007, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 3982, Mission Santa Clara Post (Member) (Santa Clara, California)
- Chap. Page
2008, Gamewardens Association
2009, Patrol Boat River Forces Veteran's Association
2009, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association
2010, USS Midway Veterans Association
- Assoc. Page
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.
From Month/Year April / 1980
To Month/Year August / 1981
Unit USS Sides (FFG-14) Unit Page
Rank Chief Petty Officer
NEC GM-0878-Oto MeLara 76 MM/62 Caliber Gun Mount MK 75 MODS 0/1 Maint. Man
Base, Station or City San Pedro & Long BeachState/Country California
Patch
Hull number FFG-14
Type
Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Frigate
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: May 3, 2010
Other Memories Served as the CS-3 Divsion LCPO and as the Ship's Gunner. Was a Plankowner!