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2. Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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   The Boatswain's is one of the four oldest professions in the U.S. Navy, along with Quartermasters (responsible for safe navigation, shiphandling, and chart/record maintenance), Gunner's Mates (responsible for maintenance and operation of gunnery equipment and associated systems) and Masters-at-Arms (responsible for maintaining order and enforcing regulations among a ship's crew or the ...

3. List of United States Navy ratings - Wikipedia

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   For example, if a sailor has the pay-grade of E-5 (petty officer second class) and the rating of boatswain's mate, then combining the two—boatswain's mate second class (BM2)—defines both pay grade and rating in formal address or epistolary salutation. Thus, boatswain's mate second class (BM2) would be that sailor's rate. [1]

4. William S. Cronan - Wikipedia

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   William "Willie" S. Cronan (October 23, 1883 – October 22, 1959) was a boatswain's mate serving in the United States Navy during the first half of the twentieth century who was awarded the Medal of Honor for peacetime bravery in 1906.

5. United States Navy officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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   In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...

6. Badges of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   The term "badge", although used ambiguously in other military branches and in informal speak to describe any pin, patch, or tab, is exclusive to identification badges [4] and authorized marksmanship awards [5] according to the language in Navy Uniform Regulations, Chapter 5. The modern day United States Navy currently maintains the following ...

7. James E. Williams - Wikipedia

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   The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Boatswain's Mate First Class James Elliott Williams (NSN: 9908934), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 15 January 1967 while serving with River Section 531, River Squadron FIVE, Task Force 116 (TF-116), and friendly foreign forces during ...

8. Peter Howard (Medal of Honor) - Wikipedia

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   Peter Howard (c. 1829 – March 25, 1875) was a United States Navy boatswain's mate, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving on board the USS Mississippi during the American Civil War. Howard joined the Navy from Boston in May 1861. [1]

9. Patrick Shanahan (Medal of Honor) - Wikipedia

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   Shanahan was born in Ireland, emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Navy 1892. In 1899 he was a chief boatswain's mate on the USS Alliance when he rescued another sailor from drowning. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was warranted to boatswain on March 11, 1902, and promoted to chief boatswain on March ...