Billy Sunday Master Chief
A chief petty officer shall not drink.
Billy sunday master chief. He was a navy diver robert de niro act s as him in the movie men of honor he was master chief petty officer did he ever. As a crew member of the salvage ship uss hoist where he is assigned to the galley he is inspired by the bravery of one of the divers master chief petty officer leslie william billy sunday. However if he should drink he shall not get drunk. My name is master chief billy sunday.
He is determined to overcome racism and become the first black american navy diver even proclaiming that he will become a master diver. Robert deniro s character in the film is a composite character that the filmmakers used to characterize a number of u s. He eventually also earned the rank of master chief himself. No according to the film s press kit the character of master diver billy sunday in the movie men of honor portrayed by robert de niro is a fictional composite of several different sailors.
Navy diver with the rank of master chief petty officer. Navy trainers and servicemen who worked with carl brashear. Though de niro s character the boorish commander billy sunday is a composite of two specific naval instructors brashear had at the navy s new jersey diving school one a racist and the other a. However if he should drink he shall not get drunk.
In the 2000 film men of honor the character leslie william billy sunday portrayed by robert de niro is a u s. Master chief billy c. Master chief billy sunday never went awol because master chief billy sunday never existed. If he should get drunk he shall not stagger.
According to the film s press kit the character of billy sunday who was a master chief navy diver and instructor at the diving school in the movie was a composite of various navy men.