Cooper, Rudolph William, SGM

Deceased

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

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

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

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

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank Chapter

Special 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

Additional Information

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

1947-1950, 745, First Army (1st Army)

From Month/Year - / 1947	To Month/Year - / 1950
Unit First Army (1st Army) Unit Page
Rank Sergeant	MOS 745-Rifleman
Base, Fort or City Vienna	State/Country Austria

Patch	First Army (1st Army) Details

	Type Support
	Parent Unit Field Armies and Groups	Strength Command
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Last Updated: Dec 31, 2009

Yearbook

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12 Members Also There at Same Time

First Army (1st Army)

Smith, Walter Bedell, GEN, (1911-1953)	USA	0002	General
Hobbs, Leland Stanford, MG, (1915-1953)	USA	0002	Major General
Woodruff, Roscoe Barnett, MG, (1915-1953)	USA	0002	Major General
Wyman, Willard Gordon, GEN, (1918-1958)	USA	0002	Major General
Robinson, Joseph, BG, (1918-1950)	USA	0002	Brigadier General
Palmer Jr., Bruce, GEN, (1936-1974)	USA	0002	Major
Dull, Francis A, Sr, MAJ, (1941-1965)	MI	631	Sergeant First Class
Palmer., Bruce, Jr., GEN, (1936-1974)		2162	Colonel
Hodges, Courtney Hicks, GEN, (1906-1949)			General
Crittenberger, Willis Dale, LTG, (1913-1952)			Lieutenant General
Meyer, Leo John, COL, (1937-1971)			Master Sergeant

Kennedy, Donald, SGM, (1949-1979)

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Sergeant Major