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* [[McDonald Heights]]: Captain Edwin A. McDonald - Deputy Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]]. | * [[McDonald Heights]]: Captain Edwin A. McDonald - Deputy Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]]. | ||
* [[Breeding Nunatak]]: George H. Breeding - Storekeeper of Byrd Station. | * [[Breeding Nunatak]]: George H. Breeding - Storekeeper of Byrd Station. | ||
* [[Cape Burks]]: Lieutenant Commander Ernest Burks - Senior helicopter pilot on the USS ''Glacier''. | * [[Cape Burks]]: Lieutenant Commander Ernest Burks - Senior helicopter pilot on the USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]''. | ||
* [[Dotson Ice Shelf]]: Lieutenant William A. Dotson - formerly Officer in Charge of the Ice Reconnaissance Unit of the Naval Oceanographic Office. | * [[Dotson Ice Shelf]]: Lieutenant William A. Dotson - formerly Officer in Charge of the Ice Reconnaissance Unit of the Naval Oceanographic Office. | ||
==Navy personnel in Westarctica== | ==Navy personnel in Westarctica== | ||
[[File:USS Kearsarge-Truett.jpg|thumb|The USS Kearsarge, home to many of Westarctica's nobles from 2001 - 2004. Photograph taken by the Count of Ellsworth in 2003]] | [[File:USS Kearsarge-Truett.jpg|thumb|The USS Kearsarge, home to many of Westarctica's nobles from 2001 - 2004. Photograph taken by the Count of Ellsworth in 2003]] | ||
From the early days of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], active duty U.S. Navy sailors have always held prominent positions in the government and nobility of [[Westarctica]]. | From the early days of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], active duty U.S. Navy sailors have always held prominent positions in the [[Royal Council|government]] and [[Peerage of Westarctica|nobility]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
* '''[[Grand Duke Travis]]''': The Grand Duke was onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' (LHD-3) when he discovered the existence of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Much of the [[Achaean Civil Code]] and [[Achaean Royal Charter]] were written onboard the same ship. During his late nights while standing 24-hour duty onboard the ''Kearsarge'', Travis discovered and researched other [[micronation]]s through the [[MicroFreedom]] Index. In particular, he once spent an entire watch shift reading every single page on [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia's]] website. | * '''[[Grand Duke Travis]]''': The Grand Duke was onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' (LHD-3) when he discovered the existence of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. Much of the [[Achaean Civil Code]] and [[Achaean Royal Charter]] were written onboard the same ship. During his late nights while standing 24-hour duty onboard the ''Kearsarge'', Travis discovered and researched other [[micronation]]s through the [[MicroFreedom]] Index. In particular, he once spent an entire watch shift reading every single page on [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia's]] website. | ||
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* '''[[Count of Ellsworth]]''': James Truett was a Photographer's Mate 1st Class onboard the ''Kearsage'' and was given a title after he expressed interest in joining the nobility of Westarctica. He designed some [[Stamps of Westarctica|stamps]] that were ultimately not used, and provided some photographic services to the Crown. | * '''[[Count of Ellsworth]]''': James Truett was a Photographer's Mate 1st Class onboard the ''Kearsage'' and was given a title after he expressed interest in joining the nobility of Westarctica. He designed some [[Stamps of Westarctica|stamps]] that were ultimately not used, and provided some photographic services to the Crown. | ||
* '''[[Marquise of | * '''[[Marquise of Walgreen]]''': The former Grand Duchess Cathryn, Grand Duke Travis' first wife, was an Intelligence Specialist stationed on the USS ''Kearsarge'' and later served at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. | ||
* '''[[Consular-Consort]]''': The former Consular-Consort, Rebecca St. Ann, was a Cryptologic Tech stationed onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' with the Grand Duke during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. | * '''[[Consular-Consort]]''': The former Consular-Consort, Rebecca St. Ann, was a Cryptologic Tech stationed onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' with the Grand Duke during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. | ||
* '''[[Baron Stogner]]''': Westarctica's [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration|Minister of Immigration]] for two months in early 2018, was a submariner on the USS ''Sunfish'' fast attack submarine. | |||
[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | ||