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English: Per history.navy.mil: John Henry ("Dick") Turpin, Chief Gunner's Mate, USN (retired) (1876-1962), one of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers in the United States Navy.Turpin survived the explosions of USS Maine (ACR-1) in 1898 and USS Bennington (PG-4) in 1905, reportedly the only person to survive both. This photograph appears to have been taken during or after World War II.
In this segment, narrated by our Deputy Director of Education Elijah Palmer, we focus on the background of one of the first African American chiefs, John Henry Turpin. Turpin lived through two of the worst naval disaster of his era, the explosions aboard USS Maine and USS Bennington. He became a gunners mate, and served in the Navy for 29 years.
BREMERTON, Wash. — Chief Gunner’s Mate John Henry Turpin’s service in the Navy began in the last years of the 19th Century at a time of virulent racism. Yet he risked his life to save others ...
6 de abr. de 2018 · John Henry “Dick” Turpin died quietly in his sleep at home March 10, 1962, in Bremerton. After his cremation, his ashes were scattered at sea. Turpin’s memorial marker is now next to the gravesite of his first wife, Anna Turpin, at the Ivy Green Cemetery.
22 de dic. de 2020 · BREMERTON — The U.S. Post Office at 602 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton has been renamed the John Henry Turpin Post Office Building after a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer became law this week.
2 de mar. de 2024 · Dick Turpin, born in Hempstead, Essex, in 1705, emerged as the fifth child among six siblings in the family of John Turpin and Mary Elizabeth Parmenter. John was a butcher and an innkeeper and Turpin was learning the trade from him. In 1725, he married Elizabeth Millington, and the couple supposedly relocated to Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
23 de feb. de 2022 · John Henry Turpin was one of the first Black Chief Petty Officers to serve in the United States Navy. He was also a survivor of two naval disasters — the catastrophic explosions of the USS Maine in 1898, and USS Bennington in 1905. He was one of 12 sailors nominated for the Medal of Honor for their efforts in rescuing their fellow crew members on the Bennington.
