Background
Cooper, Kenneth Banks was born on November 12, 1923 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Avery John and Ona Carey (Gibson) Cooper.
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Cooper, Kenneth Banks was born on November 12, 1923 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Avery John and Ona Carey (Gibson) Cooper.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1944; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army, 1944; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, 1975; World World War II service in S. Pacific, Philippines, Japan, 1944-1946; assigned to, Manhattan Project-Armed Forces Special Weapon Project, New Mexico, Eniwetok, and Washington, 1946-1948; member nuclear weapons staff, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1951-1955; nuclear weapons planning officer, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, Paris, 1955-1958; project manager, ballistic missile defense research, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington, 1959-1963; battalion commander, Korea, 1963-1964; director, Army Nuclear Power Program, 1965-1966; with, Defense Committee Planning Group, 1966-1968; executive to Secretary of Army, 1968-1970; brigade commander, Vietnam, 1970-1971; deputy director civil works, Office Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1971-1972; assistant chief engineers, Office Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1972-1975; deputy commander-in-chief, United States Army, Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, 1975-1977; deputy adviser to Secretary of Defense, 1977-1978; retired, 1978; general manager Svc. and Construction Group, ITT, Nutley, New Jersey, 1978-1979; deputy assistant secretary defense for plans and resources, Office Assistant Secretary Defense Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence, Washington, 1980-1981; president, SPC International, Arlington, Virginia, 1981-1984; consultant, BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense, formerly SDI), Alexandria, Virginia, 1985-1988; consultant, Institute Defense Analysis, since 1988.
Member Society Military Engrs, Army Navy Country Club.
Married Virginia Leah Adkins, December 29, 1979. Children by previous marriage: Kenneth, Robert.