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With the US Declaration of War against Germany in April 1917, the Navy needed trained men quickly. Recruits who had the aptitude to be yeomen attended Yeoman School. As the war effort escalated, the US Navy found itself lacking personnel to perform the shore-based duties necessary to support more than 128,000 enlisted personnel. [5]
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Yeoman William Wright, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Yeoman on board the U.S.S. Monticello during the reconnaissance of the harbor and water defenses of Wilmington, North Carolina, 23 to 25 June 1864.
Yeoman (United States Navy), a rating in the United States Navy dealing with administrative and clerical work Yeoman (F), a World War I-era United States Naval rating for women; A rating in the United States Coast Guard dealing with administrative and clerical work; HMS Yeoman, the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
I'm re-writing the Yeoman article, and have completed a brief history of US Navy yeoman as a section. Since this main article is missing a History section, I'm copying it over here, since half of the content actually belongs here. I'll edit the lead shortly. --AnalyticalHistoricalHobbyist 17:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Women who served as enlisted sailors in the United States Navy Reserves with the designation Yeoman (F), primarily during World War I. Pages in category "Yeoman (F) personnel" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Harry Thomas Thompson (September 13, 1909 – September 24, 1960) [1] [2] was a United States Navy yeoman who spied for Japan against the United States in 1934–35. He was the first American to be convicted of espionage after World War I.
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USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...