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John Paul Jones A founder of the U.S. Navy Navy.mil Home Page. John Paul Jones. A founder of the U.S. Navy. John Paul was born at Arbigland, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 6 July 1747. Apprenticed to a merchant at age 13, he went to sea in the brig Friendship to learn the art of seamanship. At 21, he received his first command, the brig John.
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Richardson Becomes New Chief of Naval Operations; Greenert Retires After 40 Years Adm. John Richardson took the helm of the U.S. Navy from former chief of naval operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert in a change of command and retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday.
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John Paul Jones: A Founder of the U.S. Navy John Paul Jones: A Founder of the U.S. Navy. From a Scottish port to colonial Fredericksburg to the royal courts of France and Russia, the little man who famously refused to give up the fight was perfectly at home in both cottages and elegant salons, but he was always eager to set sail for adventure and glory.
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John-117 Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, better known to the public as the Master Chief, is a Spartan-II supersoldier of the UNSC Navy's Special Weapons division. He served as one of the most important figures of the Human-Covenant War.
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Richardson Becomes New Chief of Naval Operations; Greenert Retires After 40 Years Richardson, who served as the head of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, or Naval Reactors, for two years before being tapped to serve as CNO, spoke of a sense of urgency in the fleet to meet those challenges. Adm. John Richardson speaks at the chief of naval operations change of command ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy on Sept. 18, 2015.
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- The United States has accepted an invitation from New Zealand to attend a naval celebration in November, more than 30 years after the country blocked a US ship from docking. Vice President Joe Biden (l.) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key speak during a joint press conference in Auckland Thursday.
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George Sirian George Sirian (1818–December 21, 1891) was a Greek war orphan brought into the United States aboard the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides). He served in the United States Navy with distinction for over fifty years, first as an ordinary seaman, and later as a warrant officer with the rank of Gunner.
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John F. Kennedy Biography Share this: John F. Kennedy Biography. John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination was one of the most shocking public events of the 20th century. John Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, commanding the patrol boat PT-109 and leading his crew to rescue after the boat was sunk by the Japanese in the Solomon Islands.
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Sir John Jones Sir John Jones is one of the most entertaining, inspiring and sought-after speakers on the global educational stage, his achievements and reputation for straight-talking, leadership and creativity have led him to be invited on to a number of panels and think-tanks.ir John Jones has written two books; ‘Truancy and exclusion: a teacher’s guide’ and the best-selling ‘The Magic-Weaving Business’ and has co-authored ‘Winning the H Factor: the secrets of happy schools’.
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John Frank Stevens John Frank Stevens. John Frank Stevens (25 April 1853 – 2 June 1943) was an American engineer who built the Great Northern Railway in the United States and was chief engineer on the Panama Canal between 1905 and 1907. Contents.
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- No Mr. Greenjeans was. Captain Kangaroo (Robert James Bob Keeshan) was not a Navy Seal. However, he was a U.S. Marine who enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve at the end o…f WWII. Keeshan never saw combat; he was still in the United States when Japan surrendered. 5 people found this useful.
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Bob Jones Sr. Robert Reynolds Bob Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American evangelist, pioneer religious broadcaster and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University. 1 Early years.
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Jim Jones For other persons of the same name, see Jim Jones (disambiguation). James Warren Jim Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American communist and cult leader. Ordained as a Disciples of Christ pastor, Jones founded and led the radical leftist Peoples Temple, often described as having cult-like qualities.
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John Paul Jones John Bowden Connally, Jr. John Paul Jones, original name John Paul (born July 6, 1747, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland—died July 18, 1792, Paris, France), American naval hero in the American Revolution, renowned for his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England (September 23, 1779).
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John L. Lewis John L. Lewis, in full John Llewellyn Lewis (born February 12, 1880, near Lucas, Iowa, U.S.—died June 11, 1969, Washington, D.C.), American labour leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America (1920–60) and chief founder and first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO; 1936–40).
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John F. Kennedy Kennedy, John F.: commanding the U.S. Navy torpedo boat PT 109, 1943Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.In the fall of 1941 Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy and two years later was sent to the South Pacific.
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A retired Navy SEAL commander breaks down his morning fitness routine that starts before dawn Retired US Navy SEAL Task Unit Bruiser commander Jocko Willink.Courtesy of Jocko Willink. Jocko Willink retired from 20 years serving as a US Navy SEAL in 2010, but his morning routine is as intense as ever. Willink is the former commander of Task Unit Bruiser, which became the most decorated special-operations unit in the Iraq War.
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Jack Aubrey John Jack Aubrey, JP MP FRS is a fictional character in the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. The series portrays his rise from lieutenant to rear-admiral in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Creighton Abrams Creighton Abrams. Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr. (September 15, 1914 – September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968–72 (which saw U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam fall from a peak of 543,000 to 49,000).
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James Lawrence James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an American naval officer. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon commanded by Philip Broke).
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John Paul Jones: A Founder of the U.S. Navy John Paul Jones continued his patrol of the New England coast until July of 1777 when he took charge of the newly-built Ranger. Named in honor of American riflemen, the Ranger was a specially constructed warship and not a converted merchant vessel. On November 1, 1777, the Ranger set sail for France.
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Cleon Jones Cleon Jones. Cleon Joseph Jones (born August 4, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder. Jones played most of his career for the New York Mets and in 1969 caught the final out of the Miracle Mets World Series Championship over the Baltimore Orioles.
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- 111013-N-QF368-102 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 13, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus, center, shares a laugh with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert after singing Anchors Aweigh during the Navy's 236th birthday celebration at the Pentagon.
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- BREMERTON, Wash. (April 19, 2017) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven S. Giordano pins an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist insignia onto Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Kaycie Byfield, assigned to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), during an all-hands call at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton gymnasium.
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John Paul Jones Jones was born John Paul (he added Jones in later life to hide from law enforcement after winning a duel) on the estate of Arbigland near Kirkbean in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright on the southwest coast of Scotland.
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John F. Kennedy - 35th President of the United States John Kennedy's Military Career (1941-45) Kennedy served in the Navy during World War II rising to the rank of lieutenant. He was given command of PT-109. When the boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, he and his crew were thrown into the water.