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Roy Boehm – WWII Pacific War veteran. First commanding officer of SEAL Team Two (1962), considered godfather of all SEALs. Rudy Boesch – Founding member of SEAL Team Two in 1962 and Vietnam War veteran. He was a competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars, and host of the reality series Combat Missions. Former ...
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit special operation missions in maritime, jungle, urban, arctic ...
Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander [4] Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung [4] Stanley Vejtasa, US Navy Fighter Ace of World War II "The Swedish knight" – Sir Sidney Smith, British naval officer in the Napoleonic Wars who was knighted by the Swedish Crown
Thomas Rolland Norris (born January 14, 1944) is a retired United States Navy SEAL and Distinguished Eagle Scout, who received the Medal of Honor for his ground rescue with the assistance of Petty Officer Third Class Nguyen Van Kiet of two downed aircrew members in Quảng Trị province during the Vietnam War on April 10–13, 1972.
Roy H. Boehm (April 9, 1924 – December 30, 2008) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was a veteran of 30 years of military service in the United States Navy, serving in three wars and various clandestine operations.
LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum - The LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum/Sea Cadet Training Facility is a dual purpose building located in West Sayville, New York, with a museum dedicated to telling the history, legacy and sacrifices of Naval Special Warfare operators from World War II and the underwater demolition teams through the ...
The Navy: Petty Officer Third Class (SEAL) Like the U.S. Army, the Navy SEALs are made up of a large number of military personnel. Pay is greatly dependent on years of service and the nature of ...
Rodger W. Simpson – distinguished himself during World War II, recipient of 2 Navy Crosses John Philip Sousa – composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches including " The Stars and Stripes Forever " and " Semper Fidelis " (official march of the Marine Corps )