Resultado de búsqueda
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 ...
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.
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.
Description: 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 ...
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.
John Henry Turpin was born on the 20th of August, 1876. He was popular for being a War Hero. Military veteran known for being one of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers to serve in the United States Navy. He is also famous for his miraculous survival of the explosions of the Navy ships USS Maine and USS Bennington.
