Attest:        For academic value and historic importance.

And:           Not everyone will qualify for this AWARD, as my criteria is very                   strict.  The Turret Captain Award will be given to those people to                   whom, in my heart I feel are deserving, by their acts and deeds.

Therefore:  Attached is the award which you may proudly display on your site.

The Turret Captain's duties were to maintain, instruct, and take charge of the gun turret assigned. They were assigned to Aircraft Carriers, Battleships and Cruisers. Each turret was assigned a Chief Turret Captain or First Class Turret Captain or both. The Turret Captain rate was terminated when Battleships and Cruisers that had turrets were decommissioned and all the gunship Aircraft Carriers had their turrets removed.