Cooke, Charles Maynard
Variant namesAdmiral, United States Navy; deputy chief of naval operations, 1944-1945; unofficial advisor to Chiang Kai-shek, 1950-1951.
From the description of Charles Maynard Cooke papers, 1920-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869710
Biographical Note
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1886, December 19:
Born, Fort Smith, Arkansas -
1905:
B.S., University of Arkansas -
1906 -1910 :Midshipman, U.S. Naval Academy -
1912:
Commissioned, Ensign -
1913 -1916 :Submarine duty -
1915:
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) -
1916 -1918 :Assistant Inspector of Machinery, Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation -
1917:
Naval member, First Naval District Section of Joint Army and Navy Survey of Merchant Vessels -
1918:
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant -
1921:
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander -
1923:
Superintendant and Engineer Officer, Naval Station, Cavite, Philippine Islands -
1929:
Promoted to the rank of Commander -
1931:
Promoted to the rank of Captain -
1931 -1933 :Commander, Submarine Division Eleven, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
1934 -1937 :Commandant, Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -
1936 -1938 :Fleet War Plans and Logistics Officer, U.S. Fleet -
1938 -1941 :Staff, War Plans Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations -
1941:
Commanding officer, U.S.S. Pennsylvania -
1942:
Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral -
1942 -1944 :Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet -
1944:
Promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral -
1944 -1945 :Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations) -
1945:
Distinguished Service Medal -
1946:
Promoted to the rank of Admiral -
1946 -1948 :Commander, Seventh Fleet, Western Pacific (U.S. Naval Force, Western Pacific) -
1948:
Transfered to the Retired List of the Navy -
1950 -1951 :Coordinator, Commerce International China, Special Technician Program (STP) to the Republic of China (Taiwan); unofficial advisor to the government of Chiang Kai-shek -
1957 -1961 :Director, Ingalls Taiwan Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company -
1970, December 24:
Died
From the guide to the Charles M. Cooke papers, 1920-1964, (Hoover Institution Archives)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Cooke, Charles Maynard. Statement of Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., U.S.N. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations at hearing held before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs / Charles M. Cooke, Jr. | Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center | |
| creatorOf | Cooke, Charles Maynard, b. 1886. Charles Maynard Cooke papers, 1920-1964. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| creatorOf | Charles M. Cooke papers, 1920-1964 | Hoover Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs. | corporateBody |
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