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Captain (United States Navy)

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    Captain Slade Cutter (1991 - 2005)
    Deville Cutter (November 1, 1911 – June 9, 2005) was a career U.S. naval officer who was awarded four Navy Crosses and tied for second place for Japanese ships sunk in World War II. He graduated from t...
  • Captain Swede Vejtasa (1914 - 2013)
    Navy Pilot in World War II. Renowned for bravery and accuracy against Japanese ships and airplanes. Subject of a book "Seven at Santa Cruz" by Ted Edwards. Stanley Winfeild Vejtasa FamilySearch Family...
  • Captain George Chamberlain Duncan (1917 - 1995)
    George Chamberlain Duncan (11 February 1917 – 15 December 1995) was a highly decorated United States Navy officer, World War Two veteran and flying ace. Born in Tacoma, Washington he was credited wit...
  • Captain Elbert S. McCuskey (1915 - 1997)
    Elbert Scott McCuskey (1915-1997) was a World War II US Navy fighter ace. He participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, for which he was awarded two Navy Crosses, one for e...
  • Captain Arthur Ray Hawkins (1922 - 2004)
    Arthur Ray "Hawk" Hawkins (12 December 1922 – 21 March 2004) was an American naval aviator and flying ace of World War II. He was the United States Navy's tenth leading ace with 14 aerial victories t...

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain.

Equivalent ranks worldwide include ship-of-the-line captain (e.g. France, Argentina, Spain), captain of sea and war (e.g. Brazil, Portugal), captain at sea (e.g. Germany, Netherlands) and "captain of the first rank" (Russia).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(naval)
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