MAKE A MEME View Large Image CPM John Henry Turpin.jpg from source Photo NH 89471 John Henry Dick Turpin Chief Gunner's Mate USN retired 1876-1962 One of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers in the U S Navy This photograph appears to have been taken during ...
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Keywords: CPM John Henry Turpin.jpg from source Photo NH 89471 John Henry Dick Turpin Chief Gunner's Mate USN retired 1876-1962 One of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers in the U S Navy This photograph appears to have been taken during or after World War II Turpin enlisted in the Navy in 1896 A survivor of the explosions on USS Maine 1898 and USS Bennington 1905 he became a Chief Gunner's Mate in 1917 Transferred to the Fleet Reserve in 1919 CGM Turpin retired in 1925 Qualified as a Master Diver he was also employed as a Master Rigger at the Puget Sound Navy Yard and during the World War II era made inspirational visits to Navy Training Centers and defense plants U S Naval Historical Center Photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h89000/h89471c htm Naval Historical Center http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h89000/h89471 jpg direct image link circa 1940 s U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy 1962 deaths 1876 births African American sailors United States Navy Divers
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