Cooke, Charles M. (Charles Maynard), 1886-1970

Staff officers of Admiral Ernest J. King ascend steps to their quarters during the Potsdam Conference. They are: Vice-Admiral C. M. Cooke, Jr. (left front), Rear-Admiral H. L. Maples (right front), Captain A. S. McDill (left rear), and Commander E. J. Gough (right rear). From Potsdam album, 1945.

Chiefs of Staff Vice Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr. (foreground, left), and General Brehon B. Somervell, at a meeting of Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

The Combined Chiefs of Staff meet on the fourth day of the Potsdam Conference. Clockwise, left to right: Major General Lauris Norstad; General Henry H. Arnold; General George C. Marshall; Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland (mostly obscured); Admiral William D. Leahy; Admiral Ernest J. King; Vice-Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr.; General Brehon B. Somervell; Rear Admiral Howard A. Flanigan; Captain Charles J.