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l l l lx f l i i l 9, 5, i 3 624195247 160155165 19. HOOGAJV c'OJVlWl,4,NDJN5 03916516 15 Sepf. 67- Captain Robert P. Coogan, USN, was born on April I, l922, in Newport, Rhode Island. Following his graduation from high school in Newport, he entered the U.S. Naval Acade- my and graduated in June I943. Captain Coogan's first tour of duty was aboard the battle- ship USS IDAHO CBB-425. He remained aboard her for two years, participating in seven major campgains in the Pacific before reporting for flight training. Upon completion of flight training, Captain Coogan served with VF-72, and was then assigned to Commander Fleet Air Ouonset at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where he served as Flag Lieutenant for one year. From there he was as- signed to VF-II, completing that tour of duty as Executive Officer ofthe squadron. s ' Captain Coogan's next assignment was instructor duty as the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit at Tufts Uni- versity in Medford, Massachusetts. Following that tour, he was assigned .to VRF-l, and later served as assistant Gun- nery Officer aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY CCVA-4ID. From USS MIDWAY, he went to the Naval Air Facility, Annapolis, Maryland, as Operations Officer. ' A . In I958, Captain Coogan was ordered to the positionof Operation' Officer of Carrier Air Group EIGHT, and later became Commanding Officer of VF-I3 flying F4D's from the attack aircraft carrier USS SHANGRI-LA CCVA-385. Captain Coogan later commissioned and commanded Car- rier Air Group SIXTEEN and VF-l62 and next served aboard the attack carrier USS INTREPID CCVA-IID as Air Opera- tions Officer and Operations Officer. After attending the Naval War College, Captain Coogan served for two years as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Opera- tions and Readiness. ln I964 he received his Master of Arts degree from George Washington University. Captain Coogan then commanded the fleet oiler USS TOLOVANA CAO-643, making two deployments with the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet off Vietnam. His last assignment be- fore reporting as Commanding Officer of SHANGRI-LA was Chief of Staff, for Commander Fleet Air Alameda. Captain Coogan assumed command of SHANGRI-LA on September I5, l967. Captain Coogan is married to the former Mary O'Neill Hayes of Newport, Rhode Island.
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