In 1742 , Captain Samuel Barrington of the Royal Navy made a voyage to Brittany , taking with him a Cornish sailor military.military_service Mount 's Bay .

Charles Kinnaird Graham ( June 3 , 1824 – April 15 , 1889 ) was a sailor military.military_service the antebellum United States Navy , attorney , and later a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War .

James Dada Morgan ( August 1 , 1810 – September 12 , 1896 ) was a merchant sailor military.military_service soldier , businessman , and a Union General during the American Civil War .

George Washington Gibbs , Jr. ( November 7 , 1916 – November 7 , 2000 ) , a sailor military.military_service the United States Navy , became the first African American to set foot on the continent of Antarctica on the Antarctic Peninsula as a member of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd 's third Antarctic expedition , also known as the United States Antarctic Service Expedition ( 1939–1941 ) on January 14 , 1940 .

Former Chief of the Defence Staff ( most senior officer of all British armed forces ) and Chief of the General Staff ( most senior officer in the British Army ) , General Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank , explained that the highest level of safeguard was against a prime minister ordering a launch without due cause : Lord Guthrie stated that the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom provided some protection against such an occurrence , as while the Prime Minister is the chief executive and so practically commands the armed services , the ultimate commander-in-chief is the Monarch , to whom the chief of the defence staff could appeal : `` '' the chief of the defence staff , if he really did think the prime minister had gone mad , would make quite sure that that order was not obeyed ... You have to remember that actually prime ministers give direction , they tell the chief of the defence staff what they want , but it 's not prime ministers who actually tell a sailor military.military_service press a button in the middle of the Atlantic .

William A. Webb was an American sailor military.military_service Mexican-American War veteran who resigned his United States Navy commission after more than 20 years of service to join the Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War .

Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau ( 1769–1832 ) was a French Navy sailor military.military_service an adventurer who played an important role in Vietnam in the 19th century .

John Jones ( August 25 , 1841 – August 15 , 1907 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the American Civil War .

Francis Kelly ( July 5 , 1860 – May 19 , 1938 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War .

Patrick J. Kyle ( November 4 , 1854 – October 28 , 1929 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor , not to be confused with the Doug Wright-nominated cartoonist Patrick Kyle .

John Paul Jones ( born John Paul ; July 6 , 1747July 18 , 1792 ) was a Scottish American sailor military.military_service the United States ' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War .

John Lawson ( June 16 , 1837 – May 3 , 1919 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War .

James Avery ( 1825 – October 11 , 1898 ) was an American Civil War Union Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor while serving aboard the .

William F. Lukes ( February 19 , 1847 , Niderbergdorf , Bohemia ( now part of the Czech Republic ) – December 13 , 1923 , Los Angeles ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the 1871 Korean Expedition .

William McKnight ( May 3 , 1842 – November 4 , 1914 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

William Meyer ( June 22 , 1863 – September 6 , 1926 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Battle of Cienfuegos during the Spanish–American War .

James Mifflin ( born 1839 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

Harry Herbert Miller ( May 4 , 1879 – March 12 , 1968 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War .

Willard Dwight Miller ( June 5 , 1877 – February 19 , 1959 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War .

Patrick Henry Grace ( 1832 – February 24 , 1896 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition of 1871 .

Hugh Molloy ( September 25 , 1841 – March 8 , 1922 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

Daniel Montague ( October 22 , 1867 – February 4 , 1912 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American War .

John Edward Murphy ( May 3 , 1869 – April 9 , 1941 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War .

Cyrus Hayden ( 1839-1912 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean Expedition on June 11 , 1871 .

James F. Merton ( 1845 - 1900 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition in 1871 .

Frederick Franklin ( 1840–1873 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for actions during the 1871 Korean Campaign .

William Troy ( 1848–March 8 , 1907 ) entered service in the US Navy from Massachusetts as a United States Navy sailor military.military_service

William D. Newland ( January 5 , 1841–1914 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

George Francis Henrechon ( November 22 , 1885 – August 16 , 1929 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Moro Rebellion in the Philippine–American War .

George Robert Cholister ( December 18 , 1898 – October 21 , 1924 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20 , 1924 .

John Harris ( born 1839 , date of death unknown ) was a Union Navy sailor military.military_service received the Medal of Honor for his service on the in Mobile Bay during the American Civil War .

Joseph Benjamin Noil ( 1841 – March 21 , 1882 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor .

Joachim Pease ( born 1842 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

William H. Brown ( 1836 – November 5 , 1896 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service the American Civil War and a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor .

Wilson Brown ( 1841 – January 24 , 1900 ) was a Union Navy sailor military.military_service the American Civil War and a recipient of America 's highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor .

Aaron Anderson or Sanderson ( 1811 – January 9 , 1886 ) a Union Navy sailor military.military_service the American Civil War and a recipient of America 's highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor .

John Davis ( 1854 – August 19 , 1903 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .

William Johnson ( 1855 – May 20 , 1903 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor .

John Smith ( born 1854 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor .

Alphonse Girandy ( January 21 , 1868 – April 3 , 1941 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor .

Robert Penn ( October 10 , 1872 – June 8 , 1912 at Las Animas , Colorado ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish–American War .

William Wells ( born 1832 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

Graham Moore , a British sailor military.military_service career officer in the Royal Navy , continued escorting the Portuguese royal family to Brazil with the ships `` Marlborough '' , `` London '' , `` Bedford '' , and `` Monarch '' .

Douglas Brent Hegdahl III is a former Petty officer second class ( E-5 ) of the United States Navy sailor military.military_service was a prisoner of war ( POW ) during the Vietnam War .

Oscar Schmidt , Jr. ( March 25 , 1896 – March 24 , 1973 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War I .

Daniel Dickinson Stevens ( December 19 , 1839 – November 7 , 1916 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service the American Civil War who received America 's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher

Benjamin Swearer ( May 18 , 1825 – November 2 , 1902 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

Samuel S. Triplett ( December 18 , 1869 – August 26 , 1957 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War .

Joseph Ebur Vantine ( March 1835 – May 4 , 1904 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

George Willis ( born 1839 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .