File:John Henry Turpin, Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy, circa in the 1940s (NH 89471).jpg

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Summary

Photographer

Uncredited, restored by Adam Cuerden

Description

English: Per history.navy.mil: John Henry ("Dick") Turpin, Chief Gunner's Mate, USN (retired) (1876-1962), one of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers in the United States Navy. Turpin survived the explosions of USS Maine (ACR-1) in 1898 and USS Bennington (PG-4) in 1905, reportedly the only person to survive both.
This photograph appears to have been taken during or after World War II. Turpin enlisted in the Navy in 1896. A survivor of the explosions on USS Maine (1898) and USS Bennington (1905), he became a Chief Gunner's Mate in 1917. Transferred to the Fleet Reserve in 1919, CGM Turpin retired in 1925. Qualified as a Master Diver, he was also employed as a Master Rigger at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, and, during the World War II era, made inspirational visits to U.S. Navy Training Centers and defense plants.

Date

1940s

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

NH 89471

Source

U.S. Navy photo NH 89471

Other versions

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:38, 3 December 2022	4,295 × 5,390 (6.51 MB)	Adam Cuerden	c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: Add a little sharpening to the face
	02:55, 18 February 2022	4,295 × 5,390 (6.16 MB)	Adam Cuerden	c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js:
	02:52, 18 February 2022	4,295 × 5,390 (6.18 MB)	Adam Cuerden	c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js:
	07:07, 17 February 2022	4,303 × 5,380 (6.02 MB)	Adam Cuerden	Roughly crop border until restoration done
	22:07, 16 February 2022	4,486 × 5,470 (5.86 MB)	Adam Cuerden	c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: Partial restoration, much bigger
	20:01, 27 April 2009	590 × 738 (76 KB)	Bellhalla	losslessly crop caption from top of image
	04:00, 22 April 2009	590 × 765 (47 KB)	Bellhalla	{{Information \|Description={{en\|John Henry "Dick" Turpin, one of the first African-American Chief Petty Officers in the United States Navy. Turpin survived the explosions of USS Maine (ACR-1) in 1898 and