 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna April 1929, Cooley akabatanidzwa kuvashandi veMukuru, Special Service Squadron uye akashanda seMubatsiri uye mureza mukuru kuna Rear admiral Edward H. Campbell. Akashanda munzvimbo iyi ari mungarava USS Rochester uye akapinda mumapurisa muCaribbean panguva yekugara kweUnited States kweNicaraguanokuda kwokukunda kwaakaita Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit neDiploma. 