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34-603: A position as director of morale, welfare, and recreation at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. On May 7, 1989, Whittet was diving in the Colorado River . He became caught in the rocks and drowned . He was interred in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. Navy Unit Citation The Navy Unit Commendation ( NUC ) is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard unit award that
51-455: Is a surname. Notable people with the name include: John Whittet (1925–1989), U.S. Navy officer. Lawrence C. Whittet (1871–1954), American politician. Brendan Whittet (born 1971), American ice hockey coach. Thomas Douglas Whittet (1915–1987), a British pharmacist and former president of the History of Medicine Society. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
68-541: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Whittet John Donaldson Whittet (September 4, 1925 – May 7, 1989) was a senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy . Whittet attended local grammar schools and Cranston High School . Whittet enlisted in the United States Navy on March 24, 1943, and upon completion of recruit training,
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102-804: The Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Officer and Leading Chief Petty Officer . In 1967, Whittet was transferred to the NAS Argentia , Newfoundland , and served a three-year tour of duty as the Aircraft Maintenance Control Chief and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander, Fleet Air Argentia. Immediately prior to assuming the duties as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, he was assigned as
119-614: The Master Chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet Air Force, in Norfolk, Virginia . Whittet served as MCPON during a tumultuous time in the Navy's history. The Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral Elmo Zumwalt , was enacting radical changes, via his "Z-grams", to long-standing Navy policies and traditions. These changes, while supported by a majority of enlisted and officers, were resisted by some senior officers at
136-510: The NUC as long as they are directly attached or assigned to U.S. Navy or Marine Corps units during the time period or event for which the award is given. U.S. Army members of units awarded the NUC wear the Navy Unit Commendation ribbon on the right side of the uniform jacket rather than left side along with any other unit award emblems which are authorized for wear. The NUC may be conferred upon
153-526: The award of a Silver Star Medal for heroism, or a Legion of Merit for non-combat meritorious service to an individual. Normal performance of duty or participation in many combat missions does not, in itself, justify the award. An award will not be made to a unit for actions of one or more of its component parts, unless the unit performed uniformly as a team, in a manner justifying collective recognition. U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force , U.S. Space Force , and U.S Coast Guard units are also eligible to be awarded
170-695: The carrier USS Bon Homme Richard . While there, his air group participated in combat action in the Korean War and was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation . Whittet followed his Korean War duty with assignments to several naval air station and aviation activities as a Jet Power Plant Instructor in the United States. In 1957 he was transferred to the Continental Air Defense Command at Colorado Springs, Colorado , where he worked as
187-543: The enlisted ranks. After his tour as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Whittet accepted the position with the Human Resources Management Program at Naval Amphibious School , Coronado, California . A year after his MCPON tour was over, and after having served over 30 years on active duty, Whittet would become one of the first members of the new Master at Arms rating. After retirement from active duty in 1976, Master Chief Whittet went on to
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#1732858512447204-530: The flight crew plane captain for the Commander of Naval Forces at that command. In March 1960, Whittet joined Fighter Squadron One Nine Three and made three additional Western Pacific deployments aboard Bonhomme Richard . Returning to stateside duty, Whittet spent two years with heavy attack squadrons at Whidbey Island Washington , and in 1964, was assigned to the Aerospace Recovery Facility at El Centro, California , where he performed duties as
221-484: The maximum hair length was increased. Whittet's tenure saw many modernizations to policy that are still in place today, such as the first posting of women to ships, the institution of random urinalysis for drug testing, revisions to the performance evaluation and enlisted advancement procedures and institution of the Chief Petty Officer selection board, and race sensitivity training to decrease racial tension within
238-534: The ship's participation in the capture of Iwo Jima . Following the war, Whittet completed flight engineer training for the B-24 Liberator aircraft and was assigned to Saudi Arabia . In 1950, he was transferred to Miramar Naval Air Station , San Diego. While serving as the leading petty officer of a shipboard detachment of F9F Panther aircraft, he was assigned temporary duty in the Western Pacific aboard
255-487: The time. It fell to MCPON Whittet to solicit input and feedback from the enlisted force to the CNO and Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) regarding these changes, such as the removal of the traditional jumper uniform "crackerjacks" from the junior enlisted seabag, and replacement with the jacket and tie uniform worn by commissioned officers and Chief Petty Officers. Grooming standards were relaxed; sailors were permitted to grow beards, and
272-540: Was assigned to the Aviation Machinist's Mate School in Great Lakes, Illinois . He followed the school with an assignment with Carrier Aircraft Service Units which operated from Guam . He won his combat aircrewman wings flying 31 missions from the carrier USS Lexington and USS Anzio , which won Presidential and Navy Unit Citations respectively. He ended his wartime service aboard Anzio following
289-620: Was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commands may recommend any Navy or Marine Corps unit for the NUC that has distinguished itself by outstanding heroism in action against the enemy, but not sufficient to justify the award of the Presidential Unit Citation . A unit must have performed service of a character comparable to that which would merit
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