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Robert Workman (decompression Modeler)
Robert DuBois Workman (June 7, 1885 – June 20, 1977) was the United States Navy, U.S. Navy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, chief of chaplains during most of World War II from 1937 to 1945 and oversaw an increase of chaplains from less than 90 to more than 2800. He was of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian faith. Workman was the first Chief of Chaplains to be promoted to rear admiral (United States), rear admiral while still on active duty. On February 28, 1905, Workman enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps. He served four years there before enrolling at the College of Wooster. Workman graduated in 1913 and then entered the Princeton Theological Seminary. In May 1915, he entered the chaplain corps as a lieutenant junior grade. Workman served aboard the USS Ohio (BB-12), USS ''Ohio'', the USS Florida (BB-30), USS ''Florida'', the USS ''Mohican'', the USS North Dakota (BB-29), USS ''North Dakota'', the USS ''Maryland'', the USS ''Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capital of Ohio, Zanesville anchors the Zanesville micropolitan statistical area (population 86,183), and is part of the greater Columbus-Marion-Zanesville combined statistical area. History Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane (1747–1811), who had blazed Zane's Trace, a pioneer trail from Wheeling, Virginia (now in West Virginia) to Maysville, Kentucky through present-day Ohio. In 1797, he remitted land as payment to his son-in-law, John McIntire (1759–1815), at the point where Zane's Trace met the Muskingum River. With the assistance of Zane, McIntire platted the town, opened an inn and ferry by 1799. In 1801, Zanesville was officially renamed, formerly Westbourne, the chosen name for the settlement by Zane. From 1810 to 1812, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
