Cook, Kenneth, GMC

Gunner's Mate
 
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Life Member
 
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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 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 201USS Benjamin Stoddert Association
Veterans of the USS EnterprisePost 3982, Mission Santa Clara PostGamewardens AssociationPatrol Boat River Forces Veteran's Association
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans 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, USS Benjamin Stoddert Association
  2006, Veterans of the USS Enterprise
  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, Patrol Boat River Forces Veteran's Association
  2009, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans 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. 
   

Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)
From Month/Year
January / 1968		 To Month/Year
April / 1968

Description
Not Specified
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1968		 To Month/Year
April / 1968
 
Last Updated:
Dec 22, 2023
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

LCU-1500, Assault Craft Unit 1 (ACU-1)

USS Mauna Kea (AE-22)
 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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  • Adkins, Terry, PO3, (1967-1976)
  • Afflerbach, Ronald, SCPO, (1960-1989)
  • Agius, Joseph, SN, (1966-1968)
  • Akin, James, PO1, (1964-1975)
  • Akin, William, SCPO, (1960-1980)
  • Albrecht, Charles, CPO, (1965-1989)
  • Allen, Duke, LCDR, (1958-1983)
  • Amborn, Lloyd, CAPT, (1965-1995)
  • Anderson, James, CPO, (1965-2001)
  • Anderson, James, MCPO, (1963-1993)
  • Anderson, Stephen, SCPO, (1963-1991)
  • Antonen, James, PO2, (1967-1976)
  • Armistead, Jerry, SCPO, (1956-1988)
  • Armstrong, Rodger, CWO4, (1956-1979)
  • Arnette, Luther, CPO, (1966-1991)
  • Arnold, Charles, FN, (1966-1969)
  • Arthur, Stanley R., ADM, (1957-1995)
  • Asmussen, William, LCDR, (1966-1988)
  • Baca, Joe, PO1, (1964-1976)
  • Bachman, John, PO2, (1966-1970)
  • Badget, Kenneth, LCDR, (1965-1990)
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  • Barham, Carroll, CPO, (1966-1995)
  • Barnett, Patrick, PO1, (1965-1971)
  • Barney, Dave, SCPO, (1962-1985)
  • Barney, Gene, MCPO, (1952-1978)
  • Baronich, Jr., Harold, PO3, (1966-1969)
  • Barros, Belmiro, PO1, (1959-1986)
  • Bartlett, John, CDR, (1961-1987)
  • BATCHELOR, DENNIS, PO1, (1960-1979)
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  • Beach, Thomas, MCPO, (1965-1995)
  • Beamer, George P., CAPT, (1963-1993)
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