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"31-Knot Burke" – Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed during one operation due to limited recent maintenance) [1] "7, 8" – Yedi Sekiz Hasan Pasha, Ottoman Turkish Pasha who gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight ...
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List of United States Navy four-star admirals; List of United States Navy tombstone vice admirals; List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009; List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2010 to 2019; List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960; List of United States Navy vice admirals since 2020
Jack Tar (also Jacktar, Jack-tar or Tar) is a common English term that was originally used to refer to seamen of the Merchant Navy or the Royal Navy, particularly during the British Empire. By World War I the term was used as a nickname for those in the US Navy . [ 1 ]
Here's an explanation of Navy's nickname, including how Midshipmen was coined: A Midshipman is a rank of those in training to become a naval officer — hence the nickname of students at the U.S ...
John Drew Barrymore – actor, enlisted in the Navy during WWII at age 13 (The Big Night, Rawhide) Hall Bartlett – Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actor (Navajo, Zero Hour!, Jonathan Livingston Seagull) Ed Begley, Sr. – Oscar-winning actor (12 Angry Men) Harry Belafonte – Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning singer and actor (BlacKkKlansman)
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
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