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Recent Examples on the Web After leaving the Coast Guard as an electronics technician 3rd class petty officer, Nieves made good on his plan graduating from SCAD with a bachelor’s in animation and a master’s in interactive design and game development. — John Benson, cleveland, 14 June 2022 Then in the present, Billy's nephew Sean turns out to be the prime suspect in the shooting death of possum-loving petty officer Danna Calley. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022 Williams, who had been a petty officer at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, first reported Taylor Rose Williams missing in November 2019. — orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2022 He was promoted to the equivalent of a petty officer after the rules were changed. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2021 At least four female victims have taken their own lives in the past eight years, including a navy chief petty officer who was found dead in her apartment in August. — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021 The unnamed sailor depicted in the statue is believed to be approximately 25 years old and a senior second class petty officer, according to the U.S. Navy Memorial. — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021 Mihalek, 94, a resident at Capri’s The Gables of Germantown Himmel Haus, is a former U.S. Navy petty officer-second class who served from February 1945 to July 1946 and in the Korean War. — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2021 The flames had gone down significantly as of 10:45 p.m. Monday, but first responders remained at the scene, USCG petty officer Emma Fliszar said Monday night. — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2021 See More

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“Petty officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20officer. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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