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Photo # 80-G-302333:  Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN, circa 1944

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Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN, (1886-1970)

Charles M. Cooke, Jr. was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on 19 December 1886. In 1906, after receiving a degree from the University of Arkansas, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating second in the Class of 1910. Between then and 1913, during which time he was commissioned Ensign, Cooke served in the battleships Connecticut, Maine and Alabama. He then received submarine instruction and, as a Lieutenant(Junior Grade), took command of the submarine E-2. In 1916-1918, he was assigned to shipyard inspection duty at Quincy, Massachusetts. Promoted to Lieutenant in June 1917 and receiving a wartime temporary promotion to Lieutenant Commander in July 1918, he supervised the outfitting of the submarine R-2 and became her Commanding Officer when she was commissioned in January 1919.

In 1919-1920, Lieutenant Commander Cooke repeated the process for the larger submarine S-5, distinguishing himself when she accidently sank on 1 September 1920. During the remainder of the decade, he was Executive Officer of the submarine tender Rainbow, had shore duty at the Cavite and Mare Island Navy Yards, was Gunnery Officer of the battleship Idaho and served at the Navy Department. During 1931-1933, Commander Cooke commanded a submarine division, attended the Naval War College Senior Course, was Commandant of the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, had further Navy Department duty and was War Plans and Logistics Officer with the U.S. Fleet staff.

Promoted to Captain in June 1938, Cooke soon returned to Washington, D.C., for duty with the Chief of Naval Operations' war plans staff. He took command of the battleship Pennsylvania in February 1941, saw her through the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that opened the Pacific War, and remained with her into 1942. Now a Rear Admiral, Cooke became the principal planning officer for Admiral Ernest J. King, who was both Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations. He played a vital role on King's staff until after the end World War II, finishing as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Operations) with the rank of Vice Admiral. Between the end of 1945 and early 1948, as an Admiral, he commanded the Seventh Fleet and Naval Forces, Western Pacific. Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., retired at the beginning of May 1948 and subsequently made his home in Sonoma County, California, where he died on 24 December 1970.

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Photo #: NH 50681

Captain Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN


Portrait photograph, taken circa 1938-1941.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: NH 102845

Rear Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN


Portrait photograph, taken circa 1942-1944.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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Photo #: NH 50451

Rear Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN


Portrait photograph by Lieutenant Maurice Constant, USNR, 22 January 1944.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: 80-G-302333

Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN


Portrait photograph, taken circa 1944. It was received by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 6 January 1945.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Photo #: SC 259290

Combined Chiefs of Staff Conference at Malta
, January 1945

British and American Chiefs of Staff meet at Montgomery House, Malta, on 31 July 1945. This view shows the U.S. side of the table, with those present including (from right to left):
General of the Army George C. Marshall;
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King;
Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr.; and
Rear Admiral Lynde McCormick.
Photographed by Ziegler.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

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Photo #: 80-G-358247

Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, USN
(left)
and
Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN

On board USS Estes (AGC-12) off Shanghai, China, as Adm. Cooke relieved VAdm. Barbey as Commander, Seventh Fleet.
Photograph was received by the Naval Photo Science Laboratory on 28 January 1946.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Photo #: 80-G-365509

USS Kermit Roosevelt
(ARG-16)

Admiral Charles M. Cooke., Jr., Commander Seventh Fleet, talks with Chief Carpenter's Mate Thurman T. Wooten in the ship's Carpenter's Shop, at Tsingtao, China, 25 February 1946.
Kermit Roosevelt's Commanding Officer, Commander Charles W. Scribner, USNR, is looking on at left.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Photo #: NH 102844

Assistant Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney
(center)

Arrives at Kiangnan Dockyard, Shanghai, China, 9 November 1946.
Among the others present are Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN (2nd from right) and Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN (right).

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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