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Thomas Cooley commanded a battleship division during the Philippines and Okinawa campaigns of 1944-1945.
| 1893-6-26 |
Born at Grass Valley, California |
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| 1917 |
Ensign |
Graduates from Naval Academy, Assigned to BB Florida |
| 1922-10 |
Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1924 |
Executive officer, DG Pruit |
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| 1927 |
Instructor, Naval Academy | |
| 1929 |
Flag secretary, Special Service Squadron |
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| 1932 |
Bureau of Navigation |
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| 1934 |
CL Concord |
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| 1937 |
Instructor, Naval Academy | |
| 1940 |
Commander |
Executive officer, CA Wichita |
| 1941 |
Commander, AK Almaack |
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| 1942-6 |
Bureau of Personnel |
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| 1944-4 |
Captain |
Commander, BB Washington |
| 1944-11 |
Rear admiral |
Commander, Battleship Division 6 |
| 1947-1 |
Commander, Newport Naval Station |
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| 1950-10 |
Deputy commander, Western Sea Frontier |
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| 1959-11-28 |
Dies at Quantico, Virginia |
References
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