| Show the oldest gunner dead the oldest gunner in the united st navy the venerable george sinan di the other day in portsmouth Porte mouth va hu life was full of romance and adventures bom in 1817 on the greek isle of Ip salia he was made a homeless orphan by the attack and massacre by th turks of the inhabitants of that island in 1826 the bombardment of the turks by the old constitution old ironsides saved the lives of a large number and he was among eleven boys who survived Bur and were brought away by that gallant old vessel he waa brought home by lieutenant randolph of richmond the executive officer of the chip later he was taken by mr marshall crunner in the united states navy from lieutenant randolph and by him taught gunnery and pyrotechnics at the age of twenty he entered the navy asa as a gun duft w umberio trio afterward showed that the blood of the greeks famous at marathon and ther at platea and mycenae still lived in his veins new york ararad |
