Episode 2: MCPON Jack D. Whittet

from Laying the Keel: Voices of the MCPONs · host U.S. Navy Memorial

Jack Whittet, the 2nd Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy,died in a post service diving accident in May 1989 and could not be interviewed. Jim Herdt, the 9th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, offers a brief overview of MCPON Whittet. MCPON Whittet’s written history can be found in the book Winds of Change written by Charlotte D. Crist and is available from Amazon in eBook and softcover.

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