Crew Profiles
Discover the stories of the individuals who served on USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
Building on the research of Commander Tyrone G. Martin, and with information gathered from genealogical and government records kept in archives and libraries around the United States, the USS Constitution Museum has developed a growing database of information on USS Constitution‘s crew. If you served aboard, or have information about an ancestor who sailed on “Old Ironsides,” we invite you to send your story to curatorial@usscm.org.
Note: In most instances the rank or rate given is the highest position the individual achieved during his time on the ship. The spellings of names sometimes vary considerably from document to document, and this list represents the most common variants.
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Captain
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1/13/1877
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8/15/1877
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Supernumerary
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Boatswain
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Ordinary Seaman
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Ordinary Seaman
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Boatswain’s Mate
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Commander
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9/21/1991
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7/29/1995
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Marine Musician
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6/7/1809
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12/28/1813
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Quarter Gunner
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Quartermaster
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Sailing Master
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5/25/1812
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1/29/1813
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Captain
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1/9/1878
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8/2/1879
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Able Seaman
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Captain
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9/15/1812
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7/18/1813
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Captain
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8/2/1879
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9/25/1879
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Quarter Gunner
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9/29/1814
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9/10/1815
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Lieutenant
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Boy
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Ordinary Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Midshipman
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Ordinary Seaman
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9/27/1813
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Commander
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7/29/1995
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7/26/1997
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Commander
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2/29/2020
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1/21/2022
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Ordinary Seaman
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04/1811
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9/10/1813
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Marine Private
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6/1/1811
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Ordinary Seaman
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Able Seaman
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7/8/1813
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Lieutenant
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12/15/1863
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4/16/1864
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Ordinary Seaman
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4/30/1812
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7/29/1814
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Commander
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7/22/2011
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7/26/2013
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Able Seaman
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10/10/1813
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2/20/1815
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Marine Private
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8/13/1813
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Marine Private
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Able Seaman
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12/8/1813
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10/27/1814
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Able Seaman
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Commander
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6/22/1985
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7/8/1987
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Marine Private
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Able Seaman
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9/23/1813
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6/1/1815
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Ordinary Seaman
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3/11/1815
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5/19/1815
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Able Seaman
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Commander
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5/10/2007
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7/24/2009
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Unknown
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10/28/1812
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7/17/1813
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Marine Lieutenant
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6/11/1812
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8/9/1812
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Able Seaman
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Marine Musician
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1812
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1815
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Captain
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5/30/1806
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12/8/1807
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Sailmaker
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Master’s Mate
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Marine Private
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Commander
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8/1/1987
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9/21/1991
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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5/9/1812
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12/29/1812
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Unknown
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10/28/1812
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12/29/1812
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Purser
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6/1/1812
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9/26/1812
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Chief Warrant Officer
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3/11/1950
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4/30/1952
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Able Seaman
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5/6/1812
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2/17/1813
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Quarter Gunner
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8/2/1812
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5/18/1814
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Able Seaman
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Marine Private
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Captain
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9/18/1849
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1/16/1851
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Marine Lieutenant
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Commander
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9/19/1871
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9/26/1871
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Commander
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9/5/1877
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1/9/1878
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Commander
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9/5/1877
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1/9/1878
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Able Seaman
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Commander
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7/24/2009
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7/22/2011
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Ordinary Seaman
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8/4/1811
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12/29/1812
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Lieutenant
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7/8/1947
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12/1947
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Surgeon
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Quartermaster
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Commander
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12/11/1972
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8/6/1974
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Ordinary Seaman
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Boatswain
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Lieutenant
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Able Seaman
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5/27/1812
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5/1/1813
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Boy
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Master’s Mate
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Boy
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12/17/1814
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7/16/1815
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Captain
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10/28/1804
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11/9/1804
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Quartermaster
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Lieutenant Commander
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11/6/1867
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8/1/1870
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Marine Private
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Ordinary Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Marine Private
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Able Seaman
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Marine Private
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Marine Private
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Ordinary Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Lieutenant Commander
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2/26/1866
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11/6/1867
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Captain
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3/3/1835
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8/18/1838
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Midshipman
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Surgeon
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3/23/1812
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3/6/1813
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Able Seaman
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Commander
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1/21/2022
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6/21/2024
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Midshipman
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5/18/1809
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9/9/1812
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Commander
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7/30/1999
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8/11/2001
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Marine Corporal
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8/5/1813
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7/25/1815
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Lieutenant
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8/17/1812
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10/30/1815
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Commander
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8/14/2015
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11/3/2017
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Commander
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6/30/1978
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9/26/1980
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Midshipman
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Commander
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7/30/2005
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5/10/2007
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Quartermaster
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|
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Captain
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8/15/1877
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8/23/1877
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Lieutenant
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6/28/1965
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4/28/1967
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Commander
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7/1/1931
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6/8/1934
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Captain
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10/9/1848
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9/4/1849
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Captain’s Clerk
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10/28/1812
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2/17/1813
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Able Seaman
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Sailing Master
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6/30/1802
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5/14/1803
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Quarter Gunner
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Marine Lieutenant
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3/6/1807
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5/18/1815
|
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Sailing Master
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|
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Supernumerary
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8/19/1812
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8/31/1812
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Marine Private
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Lieutenant
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3/19/1812
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2/20/1815
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Ordinary Seaman
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Marine Private
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Lieutenant Commander
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8/1/1870
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9/19/1871
|
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Lieutenant Commander
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3/27/1945
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7/8/1947
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Captain
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6/17/1810
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9/15/1812
|
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Captain’s Clerk
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5/26/1813
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8/17/1815
|
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Able Seaman
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4/17/1811
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|
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Able Seaman
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12/31/1813
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3/1/1814
|
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Able Seaman
|
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|
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Ordinary Seaman
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|
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Lieutenant Commander
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4/16/1864
|
2/16/1866
|
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Captain
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4/1/1821
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5/31/1824
|
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Commander
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7/26/2013
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8/14/2015
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Lieutenant
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8/29/1963
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6/28/1965
|
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Marine Private
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8/9/1813
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6/9/1814
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Marine Private
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2/1/1815
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Able Seaman
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Lieutenant Commander
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8/24/1940
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12/1941
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Boatswain’s Mate
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Able Seaman
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12/18/1813
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6/1/1815
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Able Seaman
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12/31/1813
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8/1/1814
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Able Seaman
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7/23/1813
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7/19/1815
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Able Seaman
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3/11/1811
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3/18/1813
|
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Cook
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8/22/1813
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7/14/1815
|
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Ordinary Seaman
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|
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Captain
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8/23/1877
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9/5/1877
|
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Lieutenant
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9/23/1861
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12/15/1863
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Captain
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5/31/1824
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10/14/1825
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Midshipman
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6/17/1810
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7/1/1812
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Master’s Mate
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7/1/1812
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2/1813
|
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Marine Private
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9/8/1810
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7/28/1815
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Able Seaman
|
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|
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Ordinary Seaman
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7/10/1811
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2/27/1813
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Able Seaman
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2/18/1811
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2/17/1813
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Commander
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8/6/1974
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6/30/1978
|
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Lieutenant Commander
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2/16/1866
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2/26/1866
|
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Lieutenant
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12/1941
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3/27/1945
|
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Commander
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8/20/1971
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12/11/1972
|
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
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3/31/1959
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7/1/1960
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Commander
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7/26/1997
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7/30/1999
|
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Lieutenant
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4/30/1952
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6/22/1954
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Ordinary Seaman
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Able Seaman
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Commander
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3/27/1969
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10/30/1970
|
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Lieutenant
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Lieutenant
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6/22/1954
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4/25/1957
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Midshipman
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5/27/1800
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10/28/1804
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Lieutenant
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6/17/1810
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Marine Private
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12/31/1813
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4/10/1819
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Commander
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8/11/2001
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7/19/2003
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Able Seaman
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Marine Private
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5/14/1814
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4/29/1815
|
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Captain
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7/22/1798
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6/5/1799
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Ordinary Seaman
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Marine Private
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7/2/1810
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7/12/1828
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Quartermaster
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
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4/25/1957
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3/31/1959
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Able Seaman
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Supernumerary
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8/19/1812
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8/31/1812
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Marine Private
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6/25/1813
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7/5/1814
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Midshipman
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5/9/1813
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11/11/1814
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Captain
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7/15/1842
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2/16/1843
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Captain
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10/14/1825
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12/5/1825
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Captain
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2/21/1826
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7/19/1828
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Captain
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12/13/1843
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10/5/1846
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Marine Private
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9/6/1813
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8/30/1818
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Marine Private
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7/1/1812
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5/5/1813
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Marine Sergeant
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Ordinary Seaman
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2/20/1815
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6/17/1815
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Marine Private
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6/4/1814
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1/15/1818
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Lieutenant
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8/1/1860
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8/22/1860
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Lieutenant
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1967
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1969
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Captain
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5/14/1803
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10/28/1804
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Marine Private
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11/15/1810
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5/1/1813
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Able Seaman
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8/13/1814
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Quartermaster
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8/17/1813
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2/20/1815
|
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Marine Sergeant
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5/11/1811
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1/12/1816
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Lieutenant
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2/1809
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1809
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Lieutenant
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7/1812
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1812
|
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Captain
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1/23/1826
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2/21/1826
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Landsman
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6/17/1810
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2/17/1813
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Able Seaman
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5/17/1812
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8/19/1812
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Commander
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10/30/1970
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8/20/1971
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Captain
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11/9/1804
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5/30/1806
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Captain
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2/20/1809
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6/17/1810
|
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Lieutenant
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9/20/1860
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9/23/1861
|
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Marine Private
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7/1/1812
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4/30/1817
|
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Able Seaman
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8/7/1813
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7/31/1815
|
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Lieutenant
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9/4/1849
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9/18/1849
|
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Commander
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12/22/1852
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6/15/1855
|
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Able Seaman
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|
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Able Seaman
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8/6/1813
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2/17/1815
|
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Able Seaman
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8/24/1813
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2/20/1815
|
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Midshipman
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11/15/1809
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8/30/1812
|
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Able Seaman
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10/28/1812
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9/10/1813
|
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Lieutenant
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|
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Commander
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6/21/2024
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|
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Petty Officers
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12/31/1813
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4/3/1814
|
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Marine Private
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2/21/1811
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12/31/1820
|
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Steward
|
|
|
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Commander
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6/14/1881
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12/14/1881
|
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Petty Officers
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12/31/1813
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4/3/1814
|
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Commander
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11/3/2017
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2/29/2020
|
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Marine Private
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7/1/1812
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10/5/1813
|
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Able Seaman
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6/17/1810
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2/27/1813
|
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Midshipman
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5/6/1812
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12/29/1812
|
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Ordinary Seaman
|
|
|
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Able Seaman
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|
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Able Seaman
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5/1/1813
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6/15/1815
|
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Able Seaman
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6/30/1814
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6/22/1815
|
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Marine Private
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10/17/1812
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4/30/1817
|
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Ordinary Seaman
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6/22/1812
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9/20/1812
|
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Marine Private
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8/13/1813
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6/9/1815
|
|||
Captain
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10/1/1879
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6/14/1881
|
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Midshipman
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8/25/1813
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9/15/1814
|
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Midshipman
|
|
|
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Ordinary Seaman
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6/17/1810
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8/5/1812
|
|||
Marine Private
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11/2/1810
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7/12/1828
|
|||
Lieutenant
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7/1/1960
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8/29/1963
|
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Marine Corporal
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7/1/1812
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4/7/1814
|
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Captain
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7/18/1813
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7/16/1815
|
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Unknown
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10/28/1812
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2/17/1825
|
|||
Commander
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9/26/1980
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6/22/1985
|
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Captain
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6/5/1799
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9/8/1801
|
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Midshipman
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8/2/1812
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7/21/1823
|
|||
Able Seaman
|
|
|
|||
Midshipman
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6/17/1810
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8/14/1826
|
|||
Midshipman
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6/17/1810
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2/22/1815
|
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Unknown
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10/28/1812
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11/6/1812
|
|||
Marine Private
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6/17/1810
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6/1/1813
|
|||
Marine Private
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7/11/1811
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2/20/1815
|
|||
Able Seaman
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12/31/1813
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3/1/1814
|
|||
Marine Private
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12/31/1813
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4/3/1814
|
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Surgeon
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7/16/1812
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10/20/1825
|
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Captain
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3/1/1839
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11/8/1841
|
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Marine Private
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6/11/1812
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4/30/1817
|
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Marine Private
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5/17/1812
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7/16/1818
|
|||
Able Seaman
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8/24/1813
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7/16/1815
|
|||
Able Seaman
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7/10/1812
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2/21/1815
|
|||
Lieutenant
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4/21/1810
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11/30/1812
|
|||
Purser
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7/21/1813
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9/13/1813
|
|||
Master’s Mate
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10/28/1812
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3/18/1813
|
|||
Able Seaman
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7/1/1813
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9/14/1813
|
|||
Marine Private
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4/7/1812
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7/12/1814
|
|||
Able Seaman
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7/30/1812
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2/1/1815
|
|||
Midshipman
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10/1/1812
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3/5/1817
|
|||
Marine Private
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9/2/1811
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3/18/1813
|
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Able Seaman
|
|
|
|||
Marine Private
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11/7/1811
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10/4/1812
|
|||
Lieutenant
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6/20/1806
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1/23/1809
|
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Able Seaman
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7/23/1814
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6/1/1815
|
|||
Ordinary Seaman
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7/27/1811
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4/2/1813
|
|||
Ordinary Seaman
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6/30/1813
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7/11/1813
|
|||
Ordinary Seaman
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6/6/1813
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7/11/1813
|
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Lieutenant
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Able Seaman
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6/17/1810
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6/1/1815
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Marine Private
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8/13/1813
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10/30/1815
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Sailmaker
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7/3/1812
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6/22/1815
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Lieutenant
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7/7/1812
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8/2/1813
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Ordinary Seaman
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8/2/1812
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4/1813
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Boy
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2/20/1815
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6/7/1815
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Midshipman
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7/14/1810
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9/16/1815
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Midshipman
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7/25/1816
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10/1/1833
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Able Seaman
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2/20/1815
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6/17/1815
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Chief Warrant Officer
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12/1947
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3/11/1950
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Commander
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7/19/2003
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7/30/2005
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Surgeon’s Mate
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7/4/1812
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9/18/1814
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Ordinary Seaman
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7/7/1813
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7/5/1815
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