John Henry Turpin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Henry Turpin

American sailor

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1876

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1962

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Henry "Dick" Turpin (20 August 1876 – 10 March 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.