John Henry Turpin
American sailor
Died when: 85 years 202 days (1026 months)Star Sign: Leo
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John Henry "Dick" Turpin (August 20, 1876 – March 10, 1962) was a sailor in the United States Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Turpin was one of the first African American Chief Petty Officers in the U.S.Navy.He is also notable for surviving the catastrophic explosions of two U.S.
Navy ships: USS Maine in 1898, and USS Bennington in 1905.
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