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  1. John Henry "Dick" Turpin (August 20, 1876 – March 10, 1962) was a sailor in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Turpin was one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers in the U.S. Navy.

  2. www.history.navy.mil › our-collections › photographyTurpin, John Henry ("Dick")

    John Henry Turpin was born on 20 August 1876. Enlisted in the Navy at New York City on 4 November 1896, he was a member of USS Maine's crew when she was destroyed by an explosion in...

  3. John Henry “Dick” Turpin (August 20, 1876 – March 10, 1962) Turpin became one of the Navy’s first African American Chief Petty Officers in 1917. Existing records show his first enlistment in Bremerton on Nov. 4, 1896 and participated in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion and World War I.

  4. 5 de feb. de 2024 · 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.

  5. Learn about John Henry Turpin, a naval hero who survived two shipboard explosions and rescued many crewmates, but was not awarded the Medal of Honor. Find out how San Diego residents are working to honor him posthumously.

  6. 19 de jul. de 2023 · John Henry Turpin died in 1965 after becoming the Navys first Black master diver, one of its first chief petty officers, and the boxing instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy – a big deal to the Navy at the time.

  7. 18 de feb. de 2021 · Chief Petty Officer John Henry Turpin has long been rightfully recognized as one of the most important African American Chief Petty Officers (CPOs) in American history.