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	75k	Albert Harold Rooks was born in Colton, Washington, on 29 December 1891. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1910 and was commissioned in the rank of ensign upon graduation in June 1914. During the next seven years, among them the First World War years of 1917-18, he served in several ships and commanded the submarines A-5, F-2 and H-4. In 1921, Lieutenant Rooks joined the staff of the Twelfth Naval District, at San Francisco, California, remaining there until 1925, the year he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. He next spent three years on board the battleship New Mexico, followed by duty at the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1930, he helped commission the new cruiser Northampton and served in her until 1933, when he returned to the Naval Academy for a second tour. In February 1936 Commander Rooks placed the new destroyer Phelps in commission and remained as her Commanding Officer until 1938. His next assignment was as a student at the Naval War College, and, upon completion of his studies, he served on that institution's staff. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in June 1940, while still at the War College. In 1941 Rooks took command of the heavy cruiser Houston (CA-30), flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. He took his ship through the painfully difficult first three months of the Pacific War, when the Asiatic Fleet and its British and Dutch counterparts fought desperately against an overwhelming Japanese onslaught into Southeast Asia, the Philippines and the East Indies. Both Houston and her gallant Commanding Officer were lost in the Battle of Sunda Strait, on 28 February - 1 March 1942. For his courage and professionalism during the Netherlands East Indies Campaign, Captain Rooks was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Photo #: NH 93156. Captain Albert H. Rooks, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Houston (CA-30), inspecting his ship's crew, circa 1940-1941. Courtesy of Otto Schwartz, USS Houston Association, 1982. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph		Bill Gonyo
	175k	Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 6d.		Jay W. Milliken,MMFN ,Aft. Eng.Rm. 1950s
	61k	Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 11d.		Jay W. Milliken,MMFN ,Aft. Eng.Rm. 1950s
	51k	Undated, location unknown.		Jay W. Milliken,MMFN ,Aft. Eng.Rm. 1950s
	77k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	219k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	178k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	197k	USS Rooks coming alongside USS California, summer 1945. NA 80G374267.		John Chiquoine
	194k	USS Harry E Hubbard (DD-748) being maneuvered by tugs to the pier in preparation to be demothballed and placed back into service in the early 1950's with the USS Hunt (DD-674), USS Hickox (DD-673), USS Bullard (DD-660) and USS Rooks (DD-804) in the right background. Photo courtesy of Life magazine.		Bill Gonyo
	94k	Circa 1950, USS The Sullivans (DD-537), USS Rooks (DD-804) and an unknown oiler.		David Buell
	160k	September 20 1952, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	125k	In a nest with the USS Shenandoah (AD-26) in Souda Bay, Crete during August 1958.		Pete Bahr
	120k	Water over the bow in the Mediterranean in September 1958.		Pete Bahr
	183k	Refueling in the Mediterranean in September 1958.		Pete Bahr
	98k	Circa 1959, location unknown.		Marc Piché
	156k	Circa 1959-1961, on escort duty in the Mediterranean as seen from the USS Wadleigh (DD-689).		Romppainen
	232k	Taken from the USS Essex CVS-9 in October of 1960, location unknown.		Paul A. Williams, ET2C, USS Rooks, 1960-1961
	63k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Chilean Service
	143k	Thomas Alexander Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão. Born in Annsfield, near Hamilton, 14 December 1775; died in London, 31 October 1860. Known as Lord Cochrane. He was a British radical politician, naval officer and innovator. Considered to be one of the boldest and most successful British captains of the wars of the French revolution, which led the French to nickname him "le loup des mers" (the wolf of the seas). After being discharged from the Royal Navy he served in the navies of Chile, Brazil and Greece.		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	73k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	193k	Cochrane (DD 15, ex-USS Rooks) underway in 1969, location unknown. Chilean Navy, official. Image from the 1969-70 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.		Robert Hurst

CDR Robert Feree Martin    Sep 2 1944 - Feb 16 1945

CDR Joseph Aloysius McGoldrick    Feb 16 1945 - Jun 11 1946 (Later RADM)

(Decommissioned Jun 11 1946 - May 19 1951)

CDR Lyle Eugene Strickler    May 19 1951 - Apr 30 1952

CDR Carl Redmond Dwyer    Apr 30 1952 - May 1953

CDR Norman Ingvar Lee Jr.    May 1953 - Jan 31 1955

CDR Donald Leonard Lassell    Jan 31 1955 - Jun 23 1957

CDR Rogers Lucien Black    Jun 23 1957 - May 20 1959

CDR John Thomas Murray    May 20 1959 - Mar 12 1961

CDR William Harris Pattillo    Mar 12 1961 - Jun 28 1962