Daingerfield native reaches highest enlisted Navy rank

NORFOLK — Damage Controlman Danny Gilbert, a Daingerfield, Texas native and a 1996 graduate of Daingerfield High School, was promoted to the rank of master chief petty officer, May 14, in the hanger bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Gilbert said he was honored to see his name on the list for master chief, the top rank for enlisted Sailors, after more than 20 years of dedicated service.

Enlisting in the Navy January 23, 1997, Gilbert said he was inspired to join by his older brother.

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