Brooks, Roger, PNCS

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

Last Primary NEC
PN-2612-Classification Interviewer

Last Rating/NEC Group
Personnelman

Primary Unit
1991-1991, PN-2612, Chief of Naval Personnel (CHNAVPERS)

Service Years
1962 - 1991

Other Languages

Vietnamese

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Cold War

Neptune Subpoena

Order of the Shellback

Order of the Golden Dragon

Plank Owner

Voice Edition

Voices Profile

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Nebraska

Year of Birth
1943

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Contact Info

Home Town Alliance	Last Address 117 S. Country Club Ave Brandon, SD 57005
Date of Passing Oct 07, 2023
Location of Interment Hills of Rest Memorial Park - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Official Badges

Navy Recruiting Gold Wreath Award (10th)

Unofficial Badges

Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) Ship Safety Award

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

United States Navy Cruiser Sailors Association

National Chief Petty Officers Association


	1988, Tri-State Navy Chiefs Association TSCPOA - Assoc. Page
	1990, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
	1995, American Legion, Post 318 (Life Member) (Brandon, South Dakota) - Chap. Page
	1995, The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA), Chapter 29 (Vice President) (Rapid City, South Dakota)
	1995, USS South Dakota (BB-57) Association - Assoc. Page
	1998, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 4726, Three Rivers Post (Member) (Brandon, South Dakota) - Chap. Page
	2002, United States Navy Cruiser Sailors Association - Assoc. Page
	2002, USS Wainwright Veterans Association - Assoc. Page
	2004, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 959 (Member) (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) - Chap. Page
	2004, Mobile Riverine Force Association
	2006, Swift Boat Sailors Association (SBSA)
	2007, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2008, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Branch 276 (Member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
	2008, National Chief Petty Officers Association
	2012, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
	2012, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 1 (Member) (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) - Chap. Page
	2013, NTWS Unit Historian

Remembrance Profiles - 17 Sailors Remembered

Brennan, Robert, CPO, (1952-1973)	Brooks, Chester, S1c, (1944-1945)
Caruthers, Danny E., SCPO, (1960-1985)	Foster, Delbert James, CPO, (1955-1982)
Funke Jr. (SS), Harold, MCPO, (1955-1985)	Hall, David Lee, FN, (1964-1966)
James, Mickie, HA, (1972-1973)	Kooiker, Vernon G, CPO, (1943-1986)
Kroger, Dale L., CPO, (1965-1985)	McKay, Samuel, SN, (1962-1966)
Norstrom, Dale E., CPO, (1950-1991)	Parson, Doyle Hall, CPO, (1955-1969)
Propst, Floyd Dean, PO1	Scott, J. D., AN, (1955-1959)
Scott, Katherine, LT, (1963-1968)	Werdin, Wallace
Wyland, Delbert, CPO, (1959-1978)

Tributes from Members


	Obituary for PNCS(SW) Roger Brooks posted by Short, Diane (TWS Admin) (Ruth, Harding), SA 10494
	Tribute posted by White, Charles (Randy), EM2 254

Photo Album (More...)

TEA POT DAYS TEA, SD	TEA POT DAYS TEA, SD	TEA POT DAYS TEA, SD	TEA POT DAYS TEA, SD
37 Degrees N to 37 D...	CD28 MED CRUISE 1977	CD28 MED CRUISE 1977	CG28 MED CRUISE 1977
SN and PN3	Advanced to Seaman	CG 28 July 4, 1976 N...	SURFACE WARFARE MAGA...
PN C-1 School	TRAINING	CARRIER PIERS NOB NO...	Transfer to the Flee...
Roger and Mary	PNC ROGER BROOKS USN	ROGER BROOKS ENLISTE...	NAVY BALL 2010

Operation Stable Door
From Month/Year May / 1965	To Month/Year August / 1971
Description TF 115 was responsible for the harbor defense and surveillance units in the ports of Vung Tau, Cam Ranh Bay, Qui Nhon, Nha Trang, and Vung Ro, Inshore Undersea Warfare Groups (IUWG) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, operated a total of 16 large personnel landing craft, 25 Boston Whalers, and 8 picket boats in Operation Stable Door. The 45-foot picket boats, which began to reach Vietnam in June 1967, carried a crew of one officer and five men and two .50-caliber machine guns, twin-mounted. In each port the units constructed harbor entrance control posts and equipped them with radios and surface search radars.