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Pat Cooley
Fictional Character
Southern Victory
POD: September 10, 1862
Appearance(s): Drive to the East;
The Grapple
Nationality: United States
Occupation: Sailor
Spouse: Sally Cooley
Children: Jane Cooley
Military Branch: United States Navy

Pat Cooley was a US Navy officer during the Second Great War. He served as executive officer of the USS Josephus Daniels in 1942-3 under Lieutenant Sam Carsten. In 1943, Carsten suggested to Captain William McClintock that Cooley be given his own command. After the Battle of the North Atlantic and the subsequent US liberation of Bermuda, Cooley was promoted to lieutenant commander (suddenly outranking Carsten) and was given command of a destroyer. He was missed by the crew of the Josephus Daniels, especially when they compared him to his successor, Lieutenant Myron Zwilling.

Cooley was married with one daughter.

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