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Home Town Long Beach, Los Angeles County
Last Address Eagar, Apache County Arizona, USA
Date of Passing Nov 06, 2001
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Milton William Cooper
Milton William Cooper was a published author, radio show host, producer, and lecturer. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and the United States Navy, where he was a member of the Office of Naval Security and Intelligence, serving in Vietnam. During his time of service, he was awarded several medals for his leadership and heroism during combat, including two with "V" for Valor. After his military service, William attended Long Beach City College where he earned an Associate of Science Degree in Photography. He founded the Absolute Image Studio and Gallery of Fine Art Photography in Long Beach, California. He later held the position of Executive Director of Adelphi Business College, Pacific Coast Technical Institute, and National Technical College. Later in his life, he produced several documentaries covering subjects such as the Kennedy assassination and secret black projects that have built flying disk shaped craft. William was well known for his knowledge and expertise on the subject of UFO's. He was also an international radio personality broadcasting "The Hour of The Time" worldwide on short-wave radio. He is the author of "Behold a Pale Horse." The book has become the best selling underground book of all time. Cooper was a world class lecturer, one of the few other than superstars, monarchs, and Popes who have appeared at Wembley Arena in London. William Cooper, Trustee, founded for Harvest Trust, the CAJI News Service, VERITAS, a national full size newspaper, The Intelligence Service, and Harvest Publications. Ha also helped over 700 low power FM affiliate stations get equipped and on the air... including the station he managed as Trustee for the Independence Foundation Trust, 101.1 FM in Eagar, Arizona. Under his leadership Harvest Trust ventured into the publishing trade. The first book under the Harvest Trust imprint was Oklahoma City: Day One by Michele Marie Moore... the definitive classic on the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. Shortly after the bombing of the Murrah Building, Rush Limbaugh read a White House memo by Bill Clinton during his broadcast which named William Cooper, "...the most dangerous radio host in America". This comment is believed to be a direct result of Mr. Cooper's radio show, where he plainly pointed out the discrepancies and inconsistencies in the government's account of the Murrah Building attack. Mr. Cooper considered President Clinton's pronouncement the greatest compliment that he ever received. In November of 2001, Milton William Cooper was killed in a controversial shootout with the Apache County, Arizona Sheriff's Department during a raid on his home. Deputies were attempting to serve a warrant for his arrest.
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Navy Duty Stations:
USS Tiru (SS-416), USS Tombigbee (AOG-11), Naval Support Activity Danang RVN, Naval Security and Intelligence Camp Carter RVN, Danang Harbor Patrol RVN, Dong Ha River Security Group RVN, USS Charles Berry (DE-1035), Headquarters Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, USS Oriskany (CVA-34).
He served in Vietnam first on board a tanker, then following training at the Naval Security and Intelligence School for Internal Security Specialists, as a patrol boat captain. Cooper claimed that for the remainder of his Navy career he worked on and off for Naval Security and Intelligence. He served on the Intelligence Briefing Team for the Commander In Chief of the Pacific Fleet. William was the Petty Officer of the Watch and designated KL-47 SPECAT operator in the CINCPACFLT Command Center at Makalapa Hawaii. There he held a Top Secret, Q, SI, security clearance.
Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (62-65)
From Month/Year
March / 1962
To Month/Year
March / 1965
Description This campaign period was from 15 March 1962 to 7 March 1965. In the early days of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Sailors worked with the developing Vietnamese Navy as advisors, helping them with such things as logistical support, vessel construction techniques, and so forth. As the Communist insurgency increased, the Americans became more and more involved in combat operations.
The average American naval advisor was dedicated to preparing the Vietnamese Navy to some day stand alone against the Communist foe. Often assigned to vessels or bases lacking even basic amenities, the advisor also shared the risks of combat with his hosts. His task was a heavy one. Not empowered to give orders, he could only hope to persuade his Vietnamese counterpart that a particular course of action was warranted. That advice often was ignored. Aside from the natural difficulty of getting others to accept counsel, the naval advisor was often hampered by the language barrier and differences in cultures, educational levels, and personalities that separated him from his counterpart. Furthermore, the one-year tour completed by most advisors did not allow them enough time to learn the job and bring about meaningful change. Despite all this, the Naval Advisory Group helped improve the Vietnamese naval service in important respects.
During this phase, The first significant U.S. naval engagement of the war was the famous Tonkin Gulf incident of 1964. On the afternoon of 2 August, three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats attacked the destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin with gunfire and torpedoes. On the night of 4 August, Maddox and another destroyer, Turner Joy, reported fighting a running battle with hostile patrol craft in the middle of the gulf. Communications intercepts and other relevant information convinced Washington that an attack had taken place. At President Lyndon B. Johnson's direction, on 5 August navy carrier forces bombed North Vietnam. Two days later, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which Johnson thereafter used to wage war in Vietnam. A sustained bombing campaign of the North (dubbed "Rolling Thunder") began on 2 March 1965.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1966
To Month/Year
March / 1965
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories USS Tiru (SS-416), USS Tombigbee (AOG-11), Naval Support Activity Danang RVN, Naval Security and Intelligence Camp Carter RVN, Danang Harbor Patrol RVN, Dong Ha River Security Group RVN, USS Charles Berry (DE-1035), Headquarters Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet, USS Oriskany (CVA-34).
He served in Vietnam first on board a tanker, then following training at the Naval Security and Intelligence School for Internal Security Specialists, as a patrol boat captain. Cooper claimed that for the remainder of his Navy career he worked on and off for Naval Security and Intelligence. He served on the Intelligence Briefing Team for the Commander In Chief of the Pacific Fleet. William was the Petty Officer of the Watch and designated KL-47 SPECAT operator in the CINCPACFLT Command Center at Makalapa Hawaii. There he held a Top Secret, Q, SI, security clearance.