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49-536: Bennett was born in Warrensburg, New York , in 1890. He was an automobile mechanic before he enlisted in the Navy in 1917, during World War I . Bennett attended flight school, learned to fly and was rated as an Aviation Pilot. Bennett served with Richard E. Byrd on an aviation survey of Greenland in 1925, on which Byrd came to respect his ability as a pilot. Byrd named Bennett as his pilot for an attempt to reach

98-627: A Ford Trimotor to pick up the three stranded Bremen Flyers. Bennett had developed pneumonia following a previous crash. His condition worsened during the rescue, and he died shortly afterward, while in hospital in Quebec City, on April 25, 1928. Balchen was paid $ 10,000 ($ 177,000 today) for the effort, an amount that was passed to Bennett's widow. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery , in Arlington County, Virginia . Bennett and Byrd became national heroes upon their return from

147-563: A Union bulletin board, free access to the mill to contact employees, grievance discussion rights, and wage increases. When the Union failed to agree upon what steps to take next, the Corporation claimed the disagreement among members was in-fact a rejection of the Union, and the Corporation refused to agree to a long-term contract with the Union. When the NLRB ordered the corporation to return to

196-547: A colonel. Byrd and his team had been leading candidates to win the large Orteig Prize in 1927, to be awarded for the first nonstop flight between France and the United States. Once again, Byrd named Bennett as his pilot for the attempt. However, Bennett was seriously injured during a practice flight and the airplane, a Fokker F-VIIb-3m named America , was badly damaged when it crashed on take-off. Byrd and his fellow pilot George O. Noville were also slightly injured in

245-439: A designated occupation (E-1 through E-3) . Advancement to E-4 and above is dependent on graduating from a specialty school that define what the enlisted is rated for. Petty officers (E-4 through E-6) and chief petty officers (E-7 through E-9) are part of the rated force and considered extremely knowledgeable about their particular rating. Examples include Culinary Services Chief and Aviation Maintenance Chief. The Chief Petty Officer

294-536: A dual role as both technical experts and as leaders, with an increasing emphasis on leadership as they progress through the CPO paygrades. Like petty officers, every chief petty officer has both a rate (unlike the land and air services, rank only refers to commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard) and a rating (i.e., job specialty, similar to an MOS in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps , or an AFSC in U.S. Air Force ). A chief petty officer's full title

343-661: A goodwill tour of America, with Bernt Balchen as his co-pilot. Later in his life Balchen claimed that Bennett confessed to him that he and Byrd did not reach the North Pole but, instead, flew around in circles. Balchen would go on to pilot Byrd to the South Pole in 1929, became a highly decorated Army Air Forces officer during the Second World War and retired from the United States Air Force as

392-520: A position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States. His courage and ability contributed largely to the success of the first heavier-than-air craft flight to the North Pole and return. Warrensburg (town), New York Warrensburg is a town in Warren County , New York , United States. It is centrally located in the county, west of Lake George . It is part of

441-556: A private home and elected the town's first supervisor, James L. Thurman, and several other officials and town workers. Prior to the formal establishment of the town, the settlement was referred to as "The Bridge" because of the settlement's proximity to a bridge over the Schroon River . Although it is locally claimed that James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans in a second-story storefront apartment along what

490-422: A result. In the U.S. Coast Guard, petty officers, Chief Petty Officers, Warrant Officers, and commissioned officers all wear similar uniforms. Uniquely among the U.S. uniformed services, a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer may also serve as officer-in-charge of a unit. Such units may include small boat stations or detachments or a Marine Protector-class patrol boat . The Navy and Coast Guard are distinct among

539-495: A roadmap for people to be successful in life — whatever the course." Unlike petty officer first class and lower grades, advancement to chief petty officer not only carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and specialty examinations, but also carries an added requirement of peer review . A chief petty officer can only advance after review by a selection board of serving senior and master chief petty officers, in effect "choosing their own". Advancement into

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588-476: A room or rooms that are off-limits to anyone not a chief (including commissioned officers), except by specific invitation. In naval jargon , this room is called the Chief's Mess. In addition, a chief petty officer is usually addressed by either their rate or as "Chief" by both subordinates and superiors upon advancement to the grade. In naval terminology, the deckplate can roughly refer to the deck ("flooring"), or

637-728: A smaller core of master chief petty officers serving in command, force, and fleet master chief petty officer positions in the Navy, and area master chief or the Coast Guard Reserve Force Master Chief in the Coast Guard, being eligible to remain in uniform for 32 to 35 years and with the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard being permitted to remain in uniform until reaching 38 years of service. Navy chief petty officers serve

686-479: Is a combination of the two. Thus, a chief petty officer who has the rating of gunner's mate would be referred to as a chief gunner's mate (GMC). Each rating has an official abbreviation, such as QM for quartermaster , BM for boatswain's mate , and FC for fire controlman . When combined with the Petty Officer level, this gives the short-hand for the Chief's rate, such as BMC for Chief Boatswain's Mate. It

735-414: Is a perched eagle with spread wings (often affectionately referred to as a "crow") above three chevrons topped by a rocker. The rating emblem is displayed below the crow, within the area bordered by the rocker and the uppermost chevron. The chevrons and rocker are either red or gold. In the Navy enlisted members with at least 12 consecutive years of service in the armed forces wear gold chevrons. (Until 2019

784-637: Is not uncommon practice to refer to the Chief by this shorthand in all but the most formal correspondence (such as printing and inscription on awards). Usually, Chief Petty Officers are referred to in conversation as "Chief", regardless of their rating. In the U.S. Navy, both commissioned officers and Chief Petty Officers are often colloquially referred to as "Khakis". In the past, commissioned officers and Chief Petty Officers wore khaki-colored uniforms both while on board seagoing vessels and ashore, as opposed to petty officers and seamen, who were referred to as deckplate sailors, or blueshirts. However, since 2009, while

833-651: Is now Main Street, it is more likely that Cooper had merely visited the town for a short time when working on the novel. In 1894, following the New York State Constitutional Convention, the town was expressly included in Article 7 (today Article 14) as being within the newly created Adirondack Park , making the town part of the state forest preserve that is to be kept forever wild. Starting on June 16, 1961, twenty-nine employees of

882-579: Is the rank. Gunners Mate is a rating. E7 is a pay grade. The term rating is used to identify the career field of a chief petty officer. For example, the title of a chief petty officer in the Master-at-Arms rating would be spoken or spelled out as Chief Master-at-Arms. The title would be abbreviated MAC. The grade of chief petty officer was established on 1 April 1893 in the United States Navy. The United States Congress first authorized

931-500: Is the seventh enlisted rank (with the paygrade E-7) in the United States Navy and U.S. Coast Guard , is above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer . The term "rating" is used to identify enlisted job specialties. In this way, enlisted personnel are segregated into three segments containing different enlisted ranks. Furthermore, rates are broken down into three levels: non-rated members without

980-521: The Glens Falls metropolitan area . The town population was 3,959 at the 2020 census. While the county is named after General Joseph Warren , the town is named after James Warren, a prominent early settler. U.S. Route 9 passes through the town, which is immediately west of Interstate 87 (the Northway ). According to the 2000 United States census , the town's main hamlet , also recognized by

1029-655: The North Pole by air in 1926. The expedition was financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. , Edsel Ford , Vincent Astor , Rodman Wanamaker and T.F. Ryan. Bennett was at the controls on May 9 as the two men made their attempt, in a Fokker tri-motor called the Josephine Ford . They returned to their airfield in Spitzbergen on that day. During the flight, one of the aircraft's engines developed an oil leak. Bennett advised turning back but Byrd decided to continue

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1078-626: The U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), constitutes less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population. The Warrensburg CDP 's population density is more than fourteen times that of the town outside the CDP. The CDP is entirely within the town of Warrensburg with much of the town's historic core including the Hamlet of Warrensburgh Historic District Merrill MaGee House , Mixter Blacksmith Shop , and Warrensburg Mills Historic District . Warrensburg

1127-622: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 64.8 square miles (168 km ), of which, 63.7 square miles (165 km ) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km ) of it (1.74%) is water. The west town line is the Hudson River . The Schroon River empties into the Hudson by the west town line. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,255 people, 1,718 households, and 1,166 families residing in

1176-623: The Arctic when they arrived in New York on June 22, 1926. They received numerous honors from both governments and private organizations. Congress voted to award both men the Medal of Honor by a special act passed on December 21, 1926. The medals were presented to Byrd and Bennett at the White House by President Coolidge on February 25, 1927. Shortly after his return to the United States, Bennett

1225-609: The Coast Guard to use the promotion to Chief Petty Officer on 18 May 1920. Chief petty officer is also the final cadet grade in the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps . Prior to 1958, chief petty officer was the highest enlisted grade in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. This changed with the passage of Pub. L.   85–422 , the Military Pay Act of 1958, which established two new paygrades of E-8 and E-9 in all five branches of

1274-546: The E-8 and E-9 grades, service limits currently known as high year of tenure (HYT) were established by pay grade. Although these limits periodically flex based on Fleet manpower requirements, current HYT limits restrict chief petty officers not selected for promotion to senior chief petty officer to 24 years of service, after which they face mandatory retirement. Similar limits of 26 years for senior chief petty officer and 30 years for master chief petty officer are currently used, with

1323-489: The Type III Navy Working Uniform, the insignia used is worn on the collar and has become universally accepted as the symbol of the chief petty officer, which is a fouled (i.e., entwined in the anchor chain) gold anchor superimposed with the letters "USN" in silver in the Navy, or a silver shield in the Coast Guard. A U.S. Navy chief petty officer's rate emblem is symbolized by a fouled anchor with

1372-646: The U.S. Armed Forces in that promotion to the paygrade of E-7 traditionally has involved a set of specialized activities known collectively as "Initiation". The terms "Orientation", "Induction", and "CPO 365 Phase II" have been used in the past with several differences in the evolutions and training involved as part of the season. On May 30, 2017, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano announced: "The process creating Chief Petty Officers should once again be referred to as "Initiation". We are Initiating new Chief Petty Officers, and providing

1421-441: The U.S. Armed Forces. In the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, the new E-8 paygrade was called senior chief petty officer ( SCPO ) and the new E-9 paygrade master chief petty officer ( MCPO ), with the first selectees promoting to their respective grades in 1959 and 1960. Prior to establishment of the E-8 and E-9 grades, chief petty officers could typically serve in uniform for 30 or more years. Shortly following establishment of

1470-685: The Warrensburg Board & Paper Corporation voted 15–14 to join the United Paper Makers and Paper Workers AFL-CIO . Within a week of the vote, the Corporation reported irregularities to the National Labor Relations Board in an attempt to prevent unionization. In December of that year, the Union and Company entered into a series of negotiations through which the Union succeeded in most of its major demands, gaining agreement to an employee insurance plan,

1519-477: The area of the deck of a ship or boat ( submarine ). It can also refer to the division officer and chief petty officer leadership. The term deckplate leaders is a colloquial term referring to the senior enlisted personnel of the grade of chief petty officer and higher. They are generally charged with keeping good order and discipline within the lower enlisted grades. Rate insignia in the Navy and Coast Guard are mostly identical. A chief petty officer's rate insignia

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1568-405: The average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median income for a household in the town

1617-550: The chief petty officer grades is the most significant promotion within the enlisted naval grades. At the grade of chief petty officer, the Sailor takes on more administrative duties. In the Navy, their uniform changes to reflect this change of duty, becoming identical to that of an officer's uniform except with different insignia. Personnel in the three chief petty officer rates also have conspicuous privileges such as separate dining and living areas. Any naval vessel of sufficient size has

1666-460: The color would only change to gold if a sailor had a non-disciplinary record for this length of time.) The Coast Guard never had such rules; a Coast Guard chief petty officer's sleeve insignia is always gold, and rates below chief petty officer are always red. On the dress blue uniform (and variants such as mess whites), the insignia is worn on the left arm of the uniform blouse (or "suit coat" in civilian terminology). On all other uniforms other than

1715-553: The crash. Following this failure by Bennett and Byrd, Charles Lindbergh won the Orteig Prize, flying from Long Island, New York , nonstop to Paris, France . The Bremen was a German aircraft which had just completed the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west, but was damaged and unflyable after a landing on a peat bog on Greenly Island, Canada at the end of that non-stop flight from Europe, on April 13, 1928. Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchen flew

1764-571: The days of the Revenue Cutter Service when Congress added the shield to the ensign of the Cutter Service to distinguish cutters from other naval vessels. The chain is symbolic of flexibility and strength and serves to remind the chief petty officer that the chain of life is forged day-by-day, link-by-link. The chain also represents the reliance of one chief petty officer on another to get the job done and reminds him not to be

1813-665: The flight. Although members of the European press were skeptical of their claim (because it seemed that the plane had been away from Spitzbergen too briefly to have reached the North Pole), Byrd and Bennett were lionized as heroes in America. Both Bennett and Byrd received the Medal of Honor , as well as the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for this feat. Upon their arrival in the United States, Byrd

1862-504: The khaki service uniform is still occasionally worn ashore, the U.S. Navy has progressed to utilizing a green/tan/black camouflage working uniform (NWU Type IIIs); replacing the daily wear of khaki service uniforms while on board vessels and ashore. During this time, a newly adopted service uniform for sailors in pay grades E-6 and below, consisting of a khaki shirt and black trousers was implemented. The latter has caused some discontent among some Chief Petty Officers and commissioned officers as

1911-403: The letters "USN" centered on the anchor. A U.S. Coast Guard chief petty officer's rate emblem is symbolized by a fouled anchor with a shield superimposed on its shank. The anchor is emblematic of "the chief" and represents stability and security. It serves to remind the chief petty officer of their responsibility to keep those they serve safe from harm's way. The significance of the shield date to

1960-584: The negotiation table, the corporation was sued by the NLRB and compelled by the court to return to negotiations. On July 14, 1974, the paper mill operated by the corporation was partially destroyed by fire. On April 3, 1976, flooding of the Schroon River, brought on by spring thaws, started to peak. The next day, the reservoir of the dam had raised so high as to completely surround the paper mill with water and cause outbuildings, train tracks, and pollution to be disturbed. Route 418, which runs parallel to

2009-410: The population. There were 1,718 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and

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2058-478: The risk of his life as a member of the Byrd Arctic Expedition and thus contributing largely to the success of the first heavier-than-air flight to the North Pole and return. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in

2107-501: The river, and a bridge located about a quarter of a mile upstream of the dam were shut down. The afternoon of April 4, under the direction of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, two mill employees, using a backhoe and bulldozer owned by one of said employees, and aided by several private individuals, dug a ditch in approximately two and one-half hours, to alleviate the up-river flooding. Consequently, there

2156-415: The town. The population density was 66.8 people per square mile (25.8 people/km ). There were 2,148 housing units at an average density of 33.7 per square mile (13.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White , 0.16% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 0.49% Asian , 0.07% from other races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of

2205-408: Was $ 30,873, and the median income for a family was $ 34,890. Males had a median income of $ 31,250 versus $ 20,536 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 15,343. About 13.7% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Chief petty officer (United States) Chief petty officer ( CPO )

2254-561: Was awarded the Hubbard Medal of the National Geographic Society and Bennett was awarded a gold medal from the society in recognition of their achievement. The subsequent discovery of Byrd's diary of the flight, with erased (but still legible) sextant readings, has been considered as evidence they might not have reached the North Pole. After returning to the United States, Bennett flew the Josephine Ford on

2303-560: Was first settled by westerners in 1786 when William Bond established residency nearby what is today known as Echo Lake. Because there have been limited archeological digs, it is not precisely known what pre-western peoples lived in what is now Warrensburg. But, it is known that the peoples of the Six Nations were economically and politically active in the surrounding areas during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. On April 4, 1813, community leaders held their first town meeting in

2352-562: Was promoted from Chief Aviation Pilot to the warrant officer rank of Machinist . Bennett's date of rank as a warrant officer was May 9, 1926 – the date of his historic flight. Bennett received the following awards during his career in the Navy: Rank and organization: Machinist, U.S. Navy. Born: October 25, 1890, Warrensburg, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. Other Navy award: Distinguished Service Medal . Citation: For distinguishing himself conspicuously by courage and intrepidity at

2401-561: Was serious land erosion to the property adjacent to the dam and, the next spring, serious deposits of silt from the erosion was washed onto the Sit'N Bull Ranch and 1000 Acres Ranch, both located downstream. Since 1979, the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce has been hosting an annual event known as the "World's Largest Garage Sale." During this event, residents and vendors sell their wares in a town-wide garage sale . According to

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