Talk:John Henry Turpin
Latest comment: 3 years ago by MartinezMD in topic Service years
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 | A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 2, 2009. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that John Henry Turpin, who survived the catastrophic explosions of USS Maine in 1898 and USS Bennington in 1905, was one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers of the United States Navy? | |||||||||
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US post office named in his honor
editU.S. Congressman Derek Kilmer offered to name the main Bremerton Post Office for Turpin according to local news outlet. Perhaps this information should be added. [1] Damingo Sanchez (talk) 19:35, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
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Service years
editTurpin's sleeve has 9 hash stripes, usually meaning at 36+ years of service (4 per stripe). The article however says his service period was from 1896-1925 (29 years). The numbers don't add up. Any information? MartinezMD (talk) 02:10, 16 May 2021 (UTC)