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


 Unofficial Badges 




 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


 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
   
   1963-1966, 11Z50, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Master Sergeant
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Rank
Master Sergeant		 MOS
11Z50-Infantry Senior Sergeant
Base, Fort or City
Not Specified		State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
  
 
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5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
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Special Operations 		 
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Special Forces Units 		Strength
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2019
   
   
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My Photos For This Unit
Robert Pryor (L) and Rudy Cooper (R)
265 Members Also There at Same Time
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5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Waters, Charles F., CSM, (1942-1970) IN 11Z50 Sergeant Major
Anderson, Babe Ruth, MSG, (1945-1967) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Junot, Tony Paul, 1SG, (1950-1970) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Kennedy, Herman J., SGM, (1945-1975) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Plotts, Robert Lee, I, CSM, (1942-1972) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Stevens, Lowell Wesley, Sr., MSG, (1959-1980) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Williamson, Fred R, MSG, (1948-1968) IN 11Z50 Master Sergeant
Britton, Walter, Jr., CSM, (1941-1967) IN 00Z Command Sergeant Major
Wilson, Martin, CSM, (1963-1985) IN 11B50 Command Sergeant Major
Echevarria, Raymond Louis, SGM, (1951-1966) IN 00Z Sergeant Major
Donald, Robert Cyrill, 1SG, (1937-1967) IN 11F5S First Sergeant
Chadwick, Kenneth Ray, MSG, (1951-1967) IN 11F10 Master Sergeant
McCoy, Rex, MSG, (1961-1985) IN 11F10 Master Sergeant
McDonald, Bennie, MSG, (1955-1976) IN 11F5S Master Sergeant
Morakon, Peter, CSM, (1949-1979) IN 11B4S Master Sergeant
Pascual, Ronald, MSG, (1960-1981) IN 11B40 Master Sergeant
Siegrist, William Leroy, MSG, (1948-1964) IN 114.70 Master Sergeant
Theriault, Samuel Silver, MSG, (1965-1967) IN 11G50 Master Sergeant
White, Everett C., CSM, (1944-1968) IN 11F50 Master Sergeant
Allen, Raymond, SFC, (1954-1966) IN 11C40 Sergeant First Class
Aucoin, Joseph Bert, SGM, (1958-1987) IN 11F10 Sergeant First Class
Bailey, Joseph Daniel, SFC, (1953-1965) IN 11F40 Sergeant First Class
Biggs, Earl Roger, SGM, (1950-1968) IN 11G50 Sergeant First Class
Borja, Domingo R. S., SFC, (1949-1967) IN 11C4S Sergeant First Class
Cook, Marlin Curtis, SFC, (1948-1966) IN 11F40 Sergeant First Class
Duncan, James Henry, SFC, (1951-1967) IN 11F40 Sergeant First Class
Fekete, James Charles, SFC, (1954-1967) IN 11B10 Sergeant First Class
Goebel II, Theodore (Ted), MSG, (1956-1986) IN 11F10 Sergeant First Class
Hodgson, Cecil Joe, MSG, (1955-1977) IN 11F5S Sergeant First Class
Howard, Robert, COL, (1956-1992) IN 11B10 Sergeant First Class
Laws, Delmer Lee, SFC, (1953-1967) IN 11C40 Sergeant First Class
Lehew, Donald Lee, SFC, (1953-1966) IN 11F40 Sergeant First Class
Lewis, Frederick Harry, SFC, (1948-1966) IN 11F5S Sergeant First Class
Martinez, Guadalupe, SFC, (1953-1967) IN 11F5S Sergeant First Class
Michelli, Angelo Francis, SFC, (1944-1966) IN 11F5S Sergeant First Class
Mills, Audley Duane, SFC, (1954-1971) IN 11F4S Sergeant First Class
Norris, Charles Raymond, MSG, (1950-1968) IN 11B4S Sergeant First Class
Sanchez, Ignacio, SFC, (1954-1968) IN 11F10 Sergeant First Class
Slaughter, Charles Kenneth, SGM, (1955-1976) IN 112.60 Sergeant First Class
Vessels, Charles Robert, SFC, (1953-1966) IN 11C40 Sergeant First Class
Welsh, Thomas, SFC, (1948-1966) IN 11F10 Sergeant First Class
Wolford, Craig Benton, SFC, (1945-1963) IN 11F10 Sergeant First Class
Wood, William Milton, SFC, (1957-1966) IN 11C4S Sergeant First Class
Badolati, Frank Neil, SSG, (1951-1966) IN 11F40 Staff Sergeant
Baker, Jack Amos, SSG, (1954-1966) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Barnes, James Frederick, SSG, (1957-1966) IN 11F40 Staff Sergeant
Beltran, Robert, SSG, (1955-1963) IN 111.60 Staff Sergeant
Callahan, George, CSM, (1940-1970) IN 11B20 Staff Sergeant
Dalton, Gary Lee, MSG, (1964-1972) IN 11F10 Staff Sergeant
Dedmon, Donald Clay, SSG, (1955-1965) IN 11C4S Staff Sergeant
Drummond, Emanuel Frank, SSG, (1960-1966) IN 11B4S Staff Sergeant
Francis, Thomas, SFC, (1964-1977) IN 11F4S Staff Sergeant
Gray, Larry, SSG, (1965-1967) IN 11B4S Staff Sergeant
Horner, William, SSG, (1953-1965) IN 11B20 Staff Sergeant
Jacobsen, Donald James, SSG, (1952-1966) IN 11F10 Staff Sergeant
Johnson, Verlon, MSG, (1952-1974) IN 11B20 Staff Sergeant
Loobey, Merle E., SFC, (1950-1971) IN 1745 Staff Sergeant
McCarthy, John Edward, SSG, (1962-1967) IN 11C4S Staff Sergeant
Melton, Clifford Dean, SSG, (1951-1965) IN 11B4S Staff Sergeant

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