The Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft, is given the credit for establishing the US Naval Academy.
Plebe.
There are approximately 4,500 midshipmen at any given time.
They are called Plebes.
Should a midshipman complete the course and refuse their commission they are given an enlisted rank and sent to the fleet.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on May 21, 1881
Yes, he graduated in the class of 1946, 59th out of 820.
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whenthe academy has decided that they have earned it
who was given credit for finding the state Florida
Robert Fulton was given credit for the creation of the steamboat.
louis pasteur was given credit for chicken cholera
New york was given credit.