chief petty officer
noun
: an enlisted man in the navy or coast guard ranking above a petty officer first class and below a senior chief petty officer
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Feller participated in combat operations in the Pacific and European theaters while serving as a chief petty officer aboard the USS Alabama.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The ship was renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson to honor a World War II chief petty officer who was awarded a Medal of Honor.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a problem currently for Shae Anderson, another military spouse of a Navy chief petty officer, also located in San Diego.
—Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 19 June 2025
In September 1961, Thomas Millard, a chief petty officer at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, lectured 40 residents on nuclear preparedness at the Cohanzie Fire Department.
—Daniel Drainville, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The ship was renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson to honor a World War II chief petty officer who was awarded a Medal of Honor.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This is a problem currently for Shae Anderson, another military spouse of a Navy chief petty officer, also located in San Diego.
—Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 19 June 2025
In September 1961, Thomas Millard, a chief petty officer at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, lectured 40 residents on nuclear preparedness at the Cohanzie Fire Department.
—Daniel Drainville, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
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“Chief petty officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20petty%20officer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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