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CPOA SPEECH LIST -- Please add your name next to the Medal of Honor CPO you'd like to speak about. You will give a min. 3 minutes - max. 5 min. talk. Include a brief biography about the individual and why they received the MOH; end with a 1-2 minute talk about, based on your research, what contributions the individual made.Cadet Name
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Spanish American War 1898
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1. BENNETT, JAMES H., Chief Boatswain's Mate, USS Marblehead, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898
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2. BRADY, GEORGE F., Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Winslow, Cardenas, Cuba, 11 May 1898
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3. COONEY, THOMAS C., Chief Machinist, USS Winslow, Cardenas, Cuba, 11 May 1898
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4. ITRICH, FRANZ A., Chief Carpenter's Mate, USS Petrel, Manila, P.I., 1 May 1898
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5. JOHNSEN, HANS, Chief Machinist, USS Winslow, Cardenas, Cuba, 11 May 1898
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6. MONTAGUE, DANIEL, Chief Master-at-Arms, USS Merrimac, Santiago de Cuba, 2 Jun 1898
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7. SUNQUIST, AXEL, Chief Carpenter's Mate, USS Marblehead, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898
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1899
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1. SHANAHAN, PATRICK, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USS Alliance, 28 MAY 1899
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2. STOKES, JOHN, Chief Master-at-Arms, USS New York, off Jamaica, 31 MAR 1899
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Boxer Rebellion 1900
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1. CLANCY, JOSEPH, Chief Boatswain's Mate, 13, 20, 21, and 22 JUN 1900, China Expedition
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2. HAMBERGER, WILLIAM F., Chief Carpenter's Mate, 13, 20, 21, and 22 JUN 1900, China Expedition
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3. KING, JOHN, Chief Watertender, USS Vicksburg 1901 1st AWARD
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4. McCLOY, JOHN, Coxswain, China Expedition, 1st AWARD
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5. PETERSEN, CARL E., Chief Machinist, Peking, China, 28 JUN to 17 AUG 1900
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1903-1910
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1. BONNEY, ROBERT EARL, Chief Watertender, USS Hopkins, 14 FEB 1910PO1 Emma Velazquez
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2. CLAUSEY, JOHN J., Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Bennington, 21 JUL 1905 
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3. COX, ROBERT E., Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Missouri, 13 APR 1904
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4. HOLTZ, AUGUST, Chief Watertender, USS North Dakota, 8 SEP 1910
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5. JOHANNESSEN, JOHANNES J., Chief Watertender, USS Iowa, 25 JAN 1905
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6. KING, JOHN, Chief Watertender, USS Salem 1901 2nd AWARD
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7. KLEIN, ROBERT, Chief Carpenter's Mate, USS Raleigh, 25 JAN 1904
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8. MONSSEN, MONS, Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Missouri, 13 APR 1904
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9. NORDSTROM, ISIDOR, chief Gunner's Mate, USS Bennington 1906
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10. REID, PATRICK, Chief Watertender, USS North Dakota, 8 SEP 1910
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11. SHACKLETTE, WILLIAM S., Hospital Steward, USS Bennington, 21 JUL 1905
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12. SNYDER, WILLIAM E., Chief Electrician, USS Birmingham, 4 JAN 1910
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13. STANTON, THOMAS, Chief Machinist's Mate, USS North Dakota, 8 SEP 1910
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14. WALSH, MICHAEL, Chief Machinist, USS Leyden, 21 JAN 1903
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15. WESTA, KARL, Chief Machinist's Mate, USS North Dakota, 8 SEP 1910
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Vera Cruz 1914
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1. BRADLEY, GEORGE, Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Utah, Vera Cruz, 1914
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2. DeSOMER, ABRAHAM, Chief Turret Captain, USS Utah, Vera Cruz, 1914
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3. McCLOY, JOHN, Coxswain, Chief Boatswain's Mate, Vera Cruz, 2nd AWARD
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1915-1916
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1. CRILLEY, FRANK W., Chief Gunner's Mate, Honolulu, T.H., 17 APR 1915
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2. *RUD, GEORGE W., Chief Machinist's Mate, USS Memphis, Santo Domingo, 29 AUG 1916
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3. SMITH, EUGENE P., Chief Watertender, USS Decatur, 9 SEP 1915
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1. BENNETT, FLOYD, Chief Machinist Mate, Aritic Expidition, 1926
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2. MacKENZlE, JOHN, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USS Remlik, 17 DEC 1917
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3. ORMSBEE, FRANCIS E., JR., Chief Machinist's Mate, NAS Pensacola, FL, 25 SEP 1918
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4. SCHMIDT, OSCAR, JR., Chief Gunner's Mate, USS Chestnut Hill, 9 OCT 1918.
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1. BADDERS, WILLIAM, Chief Machinist's Mate, USS Squalus, 13 MAY 1939
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2. CRANDALL, ORSON L., Chief Boatswain's Mate, USS Squalus, 13 MAY 1939
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3. EADIE, THOMAS, Chief Gunner's Mate, off Provincetown, Mass., 18 DEC 1927
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4. McDONALD, JAMES H., Chief Metalsmith, USS Squalus, 23 MAY 1939
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1. FINN, JOHN W., [then a Chief Petty Officer], NAS Kaneohe Bay, TH., 7 DEC 1941
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2. *PETERSON, OSCAR V., Chief Watertender, USS Neosho, 7 MAY 1942
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3. *REEVES, THOMAS, J., Chief Radioman, USS California Pearl Harbor 1941CPO Carson Smith
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4. *TOMICH, PETER, Chief Watertender, USS Utah, 7 DEC 1941
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5. *HILL, EDWIN J., Chief Boatswain, USS Nevada Pearl Harbor, 7 DEC 1941
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GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
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1. BYERS, EDWARD C., JR., Chief Special Warfare Operator (Sea, Air, and Land), U.S. Navy, Hostage Rescue Force Team Member, Afghanistan, 8-9 December 2012.PO1 Hall
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2. SLABINSKI, BRITT K., Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (Sea, Air, Land), U.S. Navy, Operation ANACONDA, Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, 4 March 2002.CPO Maxx Thalmann
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