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Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad [5] (November 25, 1890 – May 8, 1968) was a Filipino [6] fireman 2nd class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Mexican waters [7] near La Paz, [8] on board the USS San Diego on 21 January 1915. [9]
From left to right: the service dress blue rating badge for a special warfare operator first class and a boatswain's mate second class. United States Navy ratings are general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy since the 18th century, which denote the specific skills and abilities of the sailor.
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Anthony Ferretti performs maintenance on a close-in weapon system for a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke. According to the official history documented by the U.S. Navy, the fire controlman rating was established in 1941, when it was split off from the gunner's mate rating. It was ...
John Pierce Hickman (March 2, 1836 – December 24, 1904) [1] was a Second Class Fireman in the Union Navy during the American Civil War, in which he earned the Medal of Honor for service aboard the USS Richmond. Hickman was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania, and lived in that county for his entire life. [2]
Rank and organization: Fireman Second Class, U.S.S. Agawam. Place and date: At Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 23 December 1864 [7]. Citation: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Fireman Second Class William Hinnegan, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S ...
In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade. However, in the U.S. Navy, only officers carry the term rank, while it is proper to refer to an enlisted sailor's pay grade as rate.
Maxwell was born June 21, 1874, in Scotland, and, after entering the navy was sent as a fireman second class to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Marblehead. [1] He died November 13, 1931, and is buried in Westbury Friends Cemetery Westbury, New York. [2]
In the United States Navy, watertender (abbreviated WT) was a petty officer rating which existed from 1884 to 1948. Watertenders held a paygrade equivalent to today's petty officer first class. A chief watertender (CWT) paygrade was established in 1903.