Cook, Kenneth, GMC

Gunner's Mate
 
 TWS Ribbon Bar
Life Member
 
 Service Photo   Service Details
209 kb
View Shadow Box View Printable Shadow Box View Time Line
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 Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Order of the Golden Dragon

Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club


 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. 
   
  1981-1983, GM-0878, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA

GM-Gunner's Mate

From Month/Year
- / 1981
To Month/Year
- / 1983

Unit
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA 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
State/Country
California
  
 
 Patch
 Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA Details

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA

Type
Communications 		 

Parent Unit
Naval Stations
Strength
Station

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: May 18, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Moment
My retirement ceremony and party!

Other Memories
Assigned to the FFG 7 Class Fleet Introduction Team, San Pedro.
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
40 Members Also There at Same Time
▼
This Unit Only
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, CA
Hickman, Richard, PO3, (1982-1988) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Caven, Terry, LCDR, (1960-1981) OFF 310X Lieutenant Commander
Fleeks, Charles, MCPO, (1962-1992) PN PN-0000 Master Chief Petty Officer
Bailly, Donald, CPO, (1972-1995) QM QM-0161 Chief Petty Officer
Gosch, Jon, PO2, (1972-1995) EN EN-4291 Chief Petty Officer
Hogle, Paul, CPO, (1967-1988) MM MM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Huffman, Jimmie, CPO, (1963-1986) BM BM-0162 Chief Petty Officer
Keesee, Elijah, CPO, (1963-1989) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Rios, David, SCPO, (1967-1987) MA MA-9545 Chief Petty Officer
Rusek, Ronald, LCDR, (1971-1997) MA MA-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Shelton, Walter, CPO, (1965-1987) MM MM-4291 Chief Petty Officer
Townsend, Rodney, MCPO, (1964-1993) MM MM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Aquino, Robledo, CPO, (1966-1988) EM EM-4615 Petty Officer First Class
Bakke, Jerome, PO1, (1960-1982) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Conklin, Douglas, CPO, (1972-1993) BM BM-9545 Petty Officer First Class
[Name Withheld], (1975-2018) MA MA-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Gregory, Steven, PO1, (1974-1983) QM QM-0161 Petty Officer First Class
Lemmons, Gary, MCPO, (1977-2002) LN LN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Morris, Lloyd, PO1, (1960-1981) EN EN-8394 Petty Officer First Class
Poblano, Phillip, PO1, (1972-1983) BM BM-0162 Petty Officer First Class
Dewing, Steve, PO2, (1975-1981) RM 23CQ Petty Officer Second Class
Kelly, Jr, Robert T., PO2, (1976-2000) MM MM-4540 Petty Officer Second Class
Muhammad, Murad, PO2, (1978-1992) DP DP-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Perez, Andrew, PO2, (1981-1985) RM RM-9502 Petty Officer Second Class
Pitman, Larry, PO2, (1975-1981) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
SUPNET, FIDEL, PO1, (1978-1999) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Tyler, Kevin, CPO, (1979-Present) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Dupree-Gibson, Janice, PO3, (1982-1986) PC PC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Leonard, Lee, PO3, (1969-1993) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Trice, James, PO3, (1978-1981) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Welsch, Chris, PO3, (1980-1982) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Yanez, Carlos, PO3, (1977-1983) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Polk, Oscar, MCPO, (1969-1995) MA Senior Chief Petty Officer
Sinning, Robert, CPO, (1976-1994) Petty Officer First Class
Monzon, Rey, PO1, (1977-1997) Petty Officer Second Class
Rose, Allison, CDR, (1982-2015) Petty Officer Third Class
Maddox, Richard, PO1, (1981-1990) Fireman
Morris, Wendy, SA, (1982-1986) SA Seaman Apprentice
Birr, Donald, LT, (1954-1986) Lieutenant
Jones, Glen, CPO, (1969-1993) Chief Petty Officer

Copyright Togetherweserved.com Inc 2003-2011