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Famous Sailors |
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This list
is comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their
military service,
and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Sailors", although
the two are not mutually exclusive.
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PHOTO |
NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
OTHER CLAIM TO FAME |
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Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger) |
22 Apr 1908 |
26 May 2005
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*
Circus Acrobat |
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Lew Anderson (Lewis Burr Anderson) |
08 May 1922 Kirkman, IA |
14 May 2006 Hawthorne, NY |
* Clarabell the Clown on TV's Howdy Doody Show | ||||||||||||||
Richard L.
Armitage (Richard Lee Armitage) |
26 Apr 1945 Boston, MA |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1967 * 13th Deputy Secretary of State, March 2001 - 2005 |
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Harry Belafonte (Harold George Belafonte, Jr.) |
01 Mar 1927 New York City, NY |
Living |
* Singer * Actor * Producer * Composer |
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John Bell | 10 Dec 1944 | Apr 1984 |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend |
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![]() Heisman Trophy Winner Joe Bellino playing for the USNA Courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 08/21/04 |
Joe Bellino (Joseph Michael Bellino) |
13 Mar 1938 Winchester, MA |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1960 * Heisman Trophy Winner - 1960 * College Football Hall of Fame - 1977 * Director of National Accounts for ADESA Boston * Director - Northern Bank and Trust Company |
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Jack Benny
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14 Feb 1894 |
26 Dec 1974
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* Actor
comedyorama.com/great/ |
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Shelley Berman (Sheldon Leonard Berman) |
03 Feb 1926 |
Living |
* Comedian
blockbuster.com/bb/person/details |
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Yogi Berra (Lawrence Peter Berra) |
12 May 1925 |
Living |
* Baseball Hall of Famer |
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Jerry
Blanchard (Gerald Wayne Blanchard) |
02 June 1943 Lockgalley, WV |
Living |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend * 1 July 2005 - Retired from the paper mill in West Point, VA after 40 years, 6 months, 13 days * Life Insurance Salesman for American General "My time in the Navy was in the Amphibious fleet in South East Asia. Some time in S.V.N. as an advisor, in the use of close air support for troops ashore." |
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Humphrey Bogart (Humphrey DeForest Bogart) |
25 Dec 1899 |
14 Jan 1957
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* Actor |
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Ernest Borgnine (Ermes Effron Borgnine) |
24 Jan 1917 |
Living |
* Actor
bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/ |
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Lenny Bruce (Leonard Alfred Schneider) |
13 Oct 1925 |
03 Aug 1966
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* Actor |
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Raymond Burr (Raymond William Stacy Burr) |
21 May 1917 |
12 Sep 1993
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* Actor |
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Chuck Burton (Charles William Burton) |
15 Feb l974
Newport, RI |
Living | * Son of Jean Poole Burton (NNHS - '64) | |||||||||||||
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John Burton (John Frederick Burton) |
28 Oct 1940 Warren Co., NC |
Living |
* Hampton High
School, Class of 1958 * Naval Underwater Warfare Center in Newport/Middletown, RI * Husband of Jean Poole Burton (NNHS - '64) |
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George Bush (George Herbert Walker Bush) |
12 June 1924 |
30 Nov 2018 |
* Businessman
whitehouse.gov/history/ |
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Johnny Carson (John William Carson) |
23 Oct 1925
Corning, IA |
23 Jan 2005 Los Angeles, CA |
* Comedian * Television Host |
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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.) |
01 Oct 1924 |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1947
whitehouse.gov/history/ |
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Jim Cobb (James Robert Cobb) |
22 June 1947 |
Living |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1966 * USNR - 7/66 - 6/72 * AZ3 served on USS Boxer (LPH-4) as Division Yeoman and Hanger Deck Tractor Driver * Airman of the month - 2/68 * Vietnam Veteran |
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Jackie Cooper (John Cooperman, Jr.) |
15 Sep 1921 Los Angeles, CA |
Living |
* Actor * Director |
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Roger Corman (Roger William Corman) |
05 Apr 1926 |
Living |
* Actor
brightlightsfilm.com/27/ |
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Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby, Jr.) |
12 July 1937 Philadelphia, PA |
Living |
* Teacher * Comedian * Actor * Producer * Composer * Director * Writer * Author |
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Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) |
03 June 1925 |
29 Sept 2010 |
* Actor |
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Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovich) |
09 Dec 1916 |
Living |
* Actor |
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Tom Ewell (Samuel Yewell Tompkins) |
29 Apr 1909 Owensboro, KY |
12 Sep 1994 Woodland Hills, CA |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr.) |
09 Dec 1909 |
07 May 2000
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* Actor |
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Bob Feller (Robert William Andrew Feller) |
03 Nov 1918 |
* Baseball Hall
of Famer, 1962 |
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Fred Field (Fred W. Field) |
07 June1928 | Living |
*
Newport News High School, Class of June, 1945 |
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Henry Fonda (Henry Jaynes Fonda) |
16 May 1905 |
12 Aug 1983
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* Actor |
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Gerald R. Ford (Gerald Rudolph Ford) |
14 July 1913 |
Living |
* Attorney |
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Glenn Ford (Gwylln Samuel Newton Ford) |
01 May 1916 |
30 Aug 2006 Beverly Hills, CA |
* Actor |
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Alton Frix (Alton Glenn Frix) |
15 Jan 1906 |
02 Oct 1988
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* John Marshall
High School, Richmond, VA, Class of 1923 |
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Shecky Greene (Sheldon Greenfield) |
08 Apr 1926 |
Living |
* Actor |
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Ronnie Guilliams (Ronald M. Guilliams) |
30 Aug 1940 Newport News, VA |
13 Oct 2003 Prince Edward Co., VA |
*
Newport News High School Class of 1958 * Fire and Rescue Service |
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David B. Haight (David Bruce Haight) |
02 Sep 1906
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31 July 2004 |
* Businessman |
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Billy Hanrahan. (Billy Carlton Hanrahan) |
11 Feb 1939 Newport News, VA |
02 Feb 2004 Hampton, VA |
*Newport
News High School , Class of 1957 * County Surveyor/Draftsman, York Co., VA nnhs65.00freehost.com memoriam57.html |
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Vice Admiral
Harry L. Harty, Jr. (Harry Lafayette Harty, Jr.) |
25 July 1917
Gray's Point, Lawrence, MO |
15 Aug 1986
Duval County, FL |
*
Virginia Military
Institute * U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1939 * Served in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War * Served on board the USS Saratoga * Was on the staff of the Supreme Allied Powers under the command of Field Marshal Montgomery * Served in Naval Operations for NATO * Served as the Military Advisor to George Herbert Walker Bush * Won two Distinguished Service Medals and two Legion of Merit Awards * Retired in 1974 after 39 years of service * Paul's Third Cousin |
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Paul Harty (Paul Hampton Harty, Jr.) |
01 Aug 1943 |
Living |
* Bardolph High
School, Bardolph, IL, Class of 1961 |
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1967 - Norfolk,
VA Paul Harty |
16 Jan 1969 - Norfolk, VA - Capt. C.D. Everhart and Paul Harty | ||||||||||||||||
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30 Aug 1969 -
Norfolk, VA Carol and Paul Harty |
01 May 1971 -
Norfolk, VA - Lewis, Paul, and Carol Harty |
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Ramona Harty (Ramona Ruth Harty) |
28 Sept 1956 Macomb, IL |
Living |
*
Southeast Missouri State University * Paul's Sister |
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Robert A.
Heinlein (Robert Anson Heinlein) |
07 July 1907 Butler, MO |
08 May 1988 Carmel, CA |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1929 * Science Fiction Author http://www.wegrokit.com/bio.htm |
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Jesse Helms (Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr.) |
18 Oct 1921 |
04 July 2008 |
U.S. Senator -
(R) - NC, |
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Pat Hingle (Martin Patterson Hingle) |
19 July 1924 Miami, FL |
03 Jan 2009 Carolina Beach, NC |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
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Rodney
Holloman (Rodney Earl Holloman) |
13 June 1926 Wayne Co., NC |
30 Apr 2006 Fayetteville, NC |
* U. S. Navy:
01 Sep 1943 - 23 Jan 1964 * Army/Air Force Exchange Service, Food Operations Manager: 1964-1984 * My Friend |
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31 Oct 1947 Mt. Olive, NC "Just Married" Alma Dail and Rodney Holloman |
1962 - CPO Rodney Holloman | ||||||||||||||||
Wilbert Horton (Wilbert Oscar Horton) |
08 Sept 1940 Elizabeth City, NC |
23 Aug 2002 Sarasota, FL |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1958 | ||||||||||||||
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John R. Howard,
Sr. (John Robert Howard, Sr.) |
02 Apr 1915 or 17 |
Dec 1976 Newport News, VA |
* Father of John Howard, Newport News High School, Class of 1966 | |||||||||||||
Henry Hoyle (Henry Bobbitt Hoyle) |
28 June 1947 | Living |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * Computer Software Developer with SAIC * My Very Distant Cousin * My Friend |
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Rock Hudson (Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.) |
17 Nov 1925 Winnetka, IL |
02 Oct 1985 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA (AIDS-related) |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
Mark
Hutcherson (Mark Richard Hutcherson) |
Feb 1948 | Living |
*
Newport News High School,
Class of 1966 * My Friend * U.S. Navy 1969-70 Vietnam Vet |
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Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson) |
27 Aug 1908 |
22 Jan 1973
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* U.S. House of
Rep. (D) - TX
gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/ |
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John F. Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) |
29 May 1917 |
22 Nov 1963
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* Author
whitehouse.gov/history/
gi.grolier.com/presidents/
americanpresident.org/kotrain/ |
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Gene Kelly (Eugene Curran Kelly) |
23 Aug 1912 |
02 Feb 1996 (complications from two strokes) |
* Dancer |
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John Kerry
(John Forbes Kerry) |
11 Dec 1943 Aurora, CO |
Living |
* U. S. Senator (D) - MA, |
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Harvey Korman (Harvey Herschel Korman) |
15 Feb 1927 |
29 May 2008 |
* Actor |
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1943 Lucky Bag, USNA Courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of Norfolk, VA - 08/22/03 |
Jake LaBoon (John Francis LaBoon, Jr.) |
11 Apr 1921 Pittsburgh, PA |
01 Aug 1988 Baltimore, MD |
*United
States Naval Academy , Class of 1943 * Ordained Minister |
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Jack Lemmon (John Uhler Lemmon, III) |
08 Feb 1925 Newton, MA |
27 June 2001 Los Angeles, CA (cancer) |
* Actor |
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Harvey Lembeck |
15 Apr 1923 |
05 Jan 1982
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* Actor |
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Guy Madison (Robert Ozell Mosley) |
19 Jan 1922 Bakersfield, CA |
06 Feb 1996 Palm Springs, CA (emphysema) |
* Actor * Producer |
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Bill Marriott (John Willard Marriott) |
25 Mar 1932 Washington, D.C. |
Living |
* Chairman and CEO of Marriott International | ||||||||||||
John McCain (John Sidney McCain, III) |
29 Aug 1936 |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, |
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George J.
McIntosh
"Mr. Mac" |
17 Sep 1914 Orange, NJ |
04 May 2005 Fredericksburg, VA |
*
President of the Student Body, Randolph-Macon College * High School Teacher, Coach, and Principal * Principal of Newport News High School, 1948 - 1958 * Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Newport News, VA, 1958 - 1965 * Superintendent of Schools, Newport News, VA, 1965 - 1975
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost. |
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Luke Merano (Lucas Scott Merano) |
30 Mar 1978 Hillsboro, IL |
Living |
* Hillsboro High
School, Hillsboro, IL, Class of 1997 * Systems Management Student - Lincoln Land College * My Friend |
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Albert A.
Michelson (Albert Abraham Michelson) |
19 Dec 1852 Strelno, Prussia |
09 May 1931 Pasadena, CA |
*United
States Naval Academy , Class of 1873 * Measured speed of light while professor at USNA |
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James Michener (James Albert Michener) |
03 Feb 1907 |
16 Oct 1997 (kidney failure) |
* Author |
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Ed Monfalcone (Edward Reuel Monfalcone) |
about 1919 Newport News, VA |
20 May 1994 Newport News, VA |
*
Newport News High School,
Class of @ 1936 * Apprentice School * Newport News Shipbuilding ( - 1985) * Father of Jane Monfalcone Simmons ('61) of FL |
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Thomas S. Monson (Thomas Spencer Monson) |
21 Aug 1927 |
02 Jan 2018 |
* Businessman |
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Robert Montgomery (Henry Montgomery, Jr.) |
21 May 1904 Beacon, NY |
27 Sep 1981
New York City, NY (cancer) |
* Actor * Director * Producer |
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
16 Mar 1927 |
26 Mar 2003 (complications from an emergency appendectomy) |
* U. S. Senator
(D) - NY, |
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Stan Musial (Stanley Frank Musial) "Stan the Man" |
21 Nov 1920 Donora, PA |
19 Jan 2013 |
* 12 Sept 1941 to
29 Sept 1963 - St. Louis Cardinals * 1945 to 1946 - WWII, Seaman 1st Class * 1954 - First player to hit 5 home runs in a double header against the New York Giants. * 1957 - Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year * Upon retirement, held 17 major league, 29 National League and 9 All-Star game records * 24 All-Star Games... Three MVP Awards... 475 Homers... 331 Batting Average... 3,630 Hits... 1,949 Runs Scored... Three World Series Rings... 1,951 RBIs... 3,026 Games... Seven Batting Titles... A Plaque in Cooperstown... * 1963 - Missouri Sports Hall of Fame * 1969 - Baseball Hall of Fame * 1989 - St. Louis Walk of Fame wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Musial |
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Paul Newman (Paul Leonard Newman) |
26 Jan 1925
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26 Sept 2008 (lung cancer) |
* Actor geocities.com/cbdtorbi/paul.html |
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Richard M. Nixon (Richard Milhous Nixon) |
09 Jan 1913 |
22 Apr 1994 |
* Attorney |
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Pat O'Brien
(William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) |
11 Nov 1899 Milwaukee, WS |
15 Oct 1983
Santa Monica, CA (heart attack) |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
Brant Parker (Brant Julian Parker) |
26 Aug 1920 Los Angeles, CA |
22 Apr 2007 Lynchburg, VA |
* Cartoonist for "The Wizard of ID" | ||||||||||||||
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M. Carr Payne (Maxwell Carr Payne, Jr.) |
09 Feb 1927 Nashville, TN |
Living |
* Psychology
Professor (Emeritus) at Georgia Tech * 1986 - President, The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology * My Mother's First Cousin, Once Removed
http://www.catalog.gatech
http://www.cquest.utoronto.ca/env/
http://www.soci.niu.edu/~sspp |
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H. Ross Perot (Henry Ross Perot) |
27 June 1930 Texarkana, TX |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1953
texassciencesummit.org |
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Jack Powers (John Franklyn Powers) |
01 Sep 1918 |
14 June 1992 |
* Newport News High School History Teacher and Coach | ||||||||||||||
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Kenny Powers (Kenneth E. Powers) |
13 Aug 1922 Fieldon, IL |
30 Oct 2003 Jerseyville, IL |
*
Farmer * My Friend |
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1943 |
1945 Billie and Kenny |
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Doug Puckett (Douglas Ralph Puckett) |
01 Aug 1919 Appomattox, VA |
31 Jan 1967 Newport News, VA |
*
Newport News High School,
Class of 1939 * Also attended Stonewall Jackson Elementary School. * Father of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ((NNHS - '65) |
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Doug |
Doug and Virginia Portsmouth Naval Hospital, VA |
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Chuck
Ragland (John CharlesRagland) |
20 May 1948 | Living |
*
Newport News High School,
Class of 1966 * Brother of Butch Ragland ((NNHS - '63) |
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Paul Randolph (Paul James Randolph) |
15 Oct 1950 Bay St. Louis, MS |
12 Jan 2001 Yorktown, VA |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1968 * Businessman |
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Aldo Ray (Aldo DaRe) |
25 Sept 1926 Pen Argyl, PA |
27 Mar 1991
Martinez, CA (throat cancer) |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
Don Rickles (Donald Jay Rickles) |
08 May 1926 |
Living |
* Actor |
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Marty Robbins (Martin David Robinson) |
26 Sept 1925 Glendale, AZ |
08 Dec 1982 Nashville, TN (complications following cardiac surgery) |
* Singer * Songwriter * Multi-instrumentalist * Race Car Driver
martyrobbins.com/ |
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David Robinson | Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1987
members.fortunecity.com/stefnba/ |
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Soupy Sales (Milton Supman) |
08 Jan 1926 |
22 Oct 2009 |
* Actor nnhs65.00freehost.com/obit-Soupy-Sales.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soupy_Sales |
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Pierre Salinger (Pierre Emil George Salinger) |
14 June 1925 |
Living |
* U. S. Senator
- CA, |
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Budd Schulberg (Seymour Wilson Schulberg) |
27 Mar 1914 |
Living |
* Writer |
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Alan B. Shepard (Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.) |
18 Nov 1923 |
22 July 1998 (leukemia) |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1943 jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html
vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/ |
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Benjamin Spock (Benjamin McLane Spock) |
2 May 1903 New Haven, CT |
15 Mar 1998 La Jolla, CA |
* Pediatrician
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Dave Spriggs (David Arthur Spriggs) |
19 Aug 1946 Newport News, VA |
Living |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1964 * United States Naval Academy, Class of 1969 * U.S. Civil Service, U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command * My Friend |
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Robert Stack (Robert Langford Modini Stack) |
13 Jan 1919
Los Angeles, CA |
14 May 2003 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA (heart attack) |
* Actor | |||||||||||||
Courtesy of Dave
Spriggs ('64) |
Roger Staubach (Roger Thomas Staubach) |
5 Feb 1942 |
Living |
*
United
States Naval Academy, Class of 1965 famoustexans.com/rogerstaubach.htm
fortunecity.com/olympia/madden/575 |
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Rod Steiger (Rodney Stephen Steiger) |
14 Apr 1925 Westhampton, NY |
09 July 2002 Los Angeles, CA (following pneumonia and kidney failure) |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Taylor (Spangler Arlington Brugh) |
05 Aug 1911 Filley, NE |
08 June 1969
Santa Monica, CA (lung cancer) |
* Actor
filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1999/
userpage.fuberlin.de/~cimen/
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Spencer Tracy (Spencer Bonaventure Tracy) |
05 Apr 1900 Milwaukee, WI |
10 June 1967 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA (heart attack) |
* Actor | ||||||||||||||
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Willie Turpin (Willie C. Turpin, Jr.) |
11 Dec 2016 Newport News, VA |
*
Newport News High School, Class of
1957
http://www.navsource.org/
http://www.nnhs65.com/12-13-16- |
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1956 - Willie Turpin and John Wiedman serving their first tour at sea in the United States Naval Reserve (now known as the Navy Reserve) aboard Attack Cargo Vessel, USS Vermilion AKA 107 | Willie Turpin | ||||||||||||||||
Warren Uecker (Warren Augusta Uecker) |
25 Apr 1940 Freeport, IL |
01 Sept 2007 Charlottesville, VA |
* Hanover High
School (IL), Class of 1958 * Husband of Betty Spain Uecker, Newport News High School, Class of 1963 |
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Cyrus Vance (Cyrus Roberts Vance) |
27 Mar 1917 |
12 Jan 2002
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* Secretary of
the Army, |
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Jesse Ventura (James Joyce Janos) |
15 July 1951 |
Living |
* Wrestler |
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Mike Wallace (Myron Leon Wallace) |
09 May 1918 |
07 Apr 2012 |
* News Correspondent |
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Harold Waters (William Harold Waters) |
31 May 1947 Spartanburg, SC |
24 Feb 2001 Hampton, VA (heart attack) |
*
Newport News High School, Class of 1965 * My Friend |
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John
Wiedman (John Herman Wiedman) |
11 July 1939
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24 Nov 2002 Newport News, VA |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1957 | |||||||||||||
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Herman Wouk |
27 May 1915 |
Living |
* Writer
college.columbia.edu/cct/may02/ |
Eternal
Father, Strong to Save - The Navy Hymn
(Original Words)
Eternal Father, Strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to thee,
for those in peril on the sea.O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word,
Who walked'st on the foaming deep,
and calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
Oh hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!Most Holy spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!O Trinity of love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee,
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.- The Rev. William Whiting
(1825 - 1878)
"Victory at Sea" midi courtesy of
http://contexas.com/midispat.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/19/03
Thanks, Dave!
Navy Flag courtesy of
http://www.4armedforces.com/product/0100_F2NS
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/29/04
Thanks again, Dave! And those four gold bars are for you, Captain.
"Don't Tread on Me" Flag courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/29/30
Thanks, Joe!
U.S.S. Wisconsin images courtesy of
http://navysite.de/bb/bb64.htm
at the
suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/11/04
OOOOH! Thanks, Dave!
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