Master Chief Petty Officer Brashear
He enlisted in the u s.
Master chief petty officer brashear. Well in 1966 the air force lost a nuclear bomb off the coast of palomares spain. Despite already overcoming so many obstacles. Master chief petty officer is an enlisted rank in some navies. Brashear died from heart and respiratory failure at naval medical center portsmouth va july.
By 1951 brashear was a master at arms and serving temporary additional duty at salvage diving school. Master chief petty officers are addressed as master chief in colloquial contexts and they constitute the top 1 25 of the enlisted members of the maritime forces. This changed on 20 may. Phillip brashear is a former chief warrant officer 4 and blackhawk maintenance test pilot in the virginia army national guard.
Mr m knight 1 484 views. It is the ninth and highest enlisted rank in the united states navy and united states coast guard just above senior chief petty officer. Navy in 1948 as a steward performing chores for officers. Elam and junetta wilcoxson.
He was married to jeanette a. The sixth of eight children brashear was born in 1931 to a sharecropper family in kentucky. Prior to 1958 chief petty officer was the highest enlisted rate in both the u s. He soon became leading diver and port duty chief.
The air force asked the navy to recover that bomb and of course the navy said yes. He is known for his work on men of honor 2000 master chief. He is a combat veteran who served in operation iraqi freedom from january 2006 through february 2007 and as part of stabilization force ten in bosnia herzegovina from october 2001 through april 2002. Carl m brashear us navy first black master diver reaching goals duration.
Admiral guest formed the task force and we started searching for that bomb in january of 1966. Later in 1970 master chief brashear was the first african american to become a u s. A tribute to carl brashear 2001 and hbo first look 1992. In 1965 he saw duty on the uss shakori as chief boatswain s mate.
He then served as a civilian employee for the government at naval station norfolk norfolk virginia and retired in 1993 with the grade of gs 11. Bmcm mdv brashear retired from the u s.