Cooper, Rudolph William, SGM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Sergeant Major
Last Service Branch
Branch Immaterial
Last Primary MOS
00Z-Command Sergeant Major IN
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1969-1970, 11Z50, Command & Control South (CCS), MACV Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG)
Service Years
1941 - 1976
Other Languages
African-Huasa
Branch Immaterial Special Forces
Sergeant Major
Eleven Service Stripes
Sixteen Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
New York
New York
 Year of Birth
1923
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Wellsville		 Last Address
Washington, D.C.
Date of Passing
Apr 25, 2008		  

 Official Badges 

24th Infantry Division Special Forces Group Infantry Shoulder Cord


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank ChapterSpecial Operations Association (SOA-MACV)
  1975, Special Forces Association, 1, Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank Chapter (Executive Officer) (Fayetteville, North Carolina) - Chap. Page
  1979, Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV) - Assoc. Page


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Last Known Activity:

RUDOLPH WILLIAM COOPER,  SGM , US Army retired, passed away 25 April 2008 at the VA Hospice Center in Washington , DC . Rudy was assigned to CCS, MACV-SOG. His other Special Forces Assignments included the 5th (RVN & CONUS, 7th and 10th (CONUS) Special Forces Groups and two tours with 46th Special Forces Company. Rudy was one of the few Special Forces Soldiers to have received the Combat Infantry Badge 3rd Award for Combat Service in WW II, Korea and Vietnam . Also among his many wards and decorations are the Silver Star, 10 Bronze Stars and 3 Purple Hearts. He is survived by two daughters, three grandsons, a brother and four great-grandchildren
   
   1942-1945, 745, Fifth United States Army (5th Army)
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Wilhelm, Robert Philip, Cpl, (1940-1945) IN 745 Private First Class
Ciarlo, Corado A., PFC, (1943-1944) IN 111.07 Corporal
Seward, Charlie, PFC, (1942-1945) IN 345 Private First Class
McMahon, William, MG, (1917-1949) AG 2260 Major General
Brann, Donald, MG, (1917-1945) AG 2162 Brigadier General
Howard, Edwin, BG, (1923-1954) MI 9300 Brigadier General
Lewis, Thomas, BG, (1922-1953) FA 1193 Brigadier General
Moran, Richard, BG, (1917-1950) SC 0210 Brigadier General
Nevins, Arthur, BG, (1917-1946) AG 2162 Brigadier General
Niblo, Urban, BG, (1918-1955) OD 4011 Brigadier General
Sullivan, Joseph, MG, (1917-1953) QM 1984 Brigadier General
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Wilbur, William, BG, (1912-1947) IM 2622 Brigadier General
Wolfe, Henry, BG, (1917-1950) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Grogan, Stanley, COL, (1917-1951) AG 5505 Colonel
Tate, Ralph, BG, (1917-1947) AG 2120 Colonel
Yarborough, William Pelham, LTG, (1936-1971) AG 2162 Lieutenant Colonel
Ciulini, Fausto, MAJ, (1941-1945) MD 3100 Major
Davis, Charles S., CPT, (1933-1944) FI 6100 Captain
Keller, Deane, CPT, (1943-1945) CA 8105 Captain
Gazelle, Wilfred, SFC, (1942-1966) OD 660 Staff Sergeant
Peden, Leroy J., SGT, (1943-1944) FA 13A10 Sergeant
Ferris, Robert, Cpl, (1943-1945) AV AAF 514 Corporal
Fortini, Dominick J., Cpl, (1942-1945) EN 059 Corporal
Gennantonio, Paul J., Cpl, (1942-1945) AD 601 Corporal
Peden, Leverne M., Cpl, (1943-1944) FA 13A10 Corporal
Williams, Norman, T/5, (1942-1945) TC 345 Technician Fifth Grade
Heim, Earl, PFC TC 345 Private First Class
Lancaster, Burton S. "Burt", PVT, (1942-1945) AG 03Z Private
Gruenther, Alfred, GEN, (1918-1956) 2010 Brigadier General
Clark, Mark Wayne, GEN, (1917-1953) Lieutenant General
Truscott, Lucian King Jr., GEN, (1917-1947) Lieutenant General
O'Daniel, John Wilson, LTG, (1916-1955) Brigadier General
Ladue, Laurence Knight, BG, (1924-1951) CV Colonel
Robinson, Joseph, BG, (1918-1950) AD Colonel
Samouce, Wellington Alexander, COL, (1924-1954) Colonel
Nelms, John Green, LTC, (1940-1943) FA Lieutenant Colonel
Wood, Robert, GEN, (1924-1969) CAC Lieutenant Colonel
Henard, Carter Hal, CPT, (1942-1945) MD Captain
Walters, Vernon A., LTG, (1941-1976) Captain
Edwards, George, CPT, (1941-1963) First Lieutenant
Roberts, Mary Louise, 1LT, (1942-1945) AN First Lieutenant
Acosta, Ernesto, T/3, (1943-1945) Technician Third Grade
Thomson, Leslie, SGT, (1942-1945) FA Sergeant
Carr, Robert, T/4, (1942-1945) MD Technician Fourth Grade
Rodrigues, Anthony, S/SGT, (1942-1945) Technician Fourth Grade
Kennedy, Luther Haymon, PFC, (1942-1945) MD Private First Class
Williams, Theodore, SSG, (1943-1967) Private First Class
Larkin, Thomas Bernard, LTG, (1915-1952) Major General
Brann, Donald Weldon, MG, (1917-1945) Brigadier General
Hume, Edgar Erskine, MG, (1917-1951) Brigadier General
Gillette, Melvin E., COL, (1916-1947) Colonel
Goodpaster, Andrew Jackson, GEN, (1939-1981) Lieutenant Colonel
Crooks, Leonidas M., 1ST SGT, (1942-1945) First Sergeant
Mauldin, William Henry, T/3, (1940-1945) Sergeant
Fish, Donald, Cpl, (1941-1945) Corporal
Klenzing, Charles William, Cpl, (1943-1945) Corporal

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