▁was ▁Com mod ore ▁Arthur ▁S inc la ir ▁IV , ▁who ▁was ▁voted ▁a ▁silver ▁service ▁by ▁Congress ▁for ▁vict ories ▁over ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁And ▁then ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Arthur ▁S inc la irs , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁commanded ▁the ▁stores ▁ship ▁Supp ly ▁in ▁Com mod ore ▁Perry ' s ▁expedition ▁to ▁open ▁Japan . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁another ▁Arthur ▁S inc la ir , ▁V AD M ▁Must in ' s ▁great - gre at - un cle , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Navy ▁with ▁Captain ▁Rap ha el ▁Sem mes ▁in ▁the ▁CSS ▁Alabama ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads ▁ab o ard ▁CSS ▁Virginia . ▁Then ▁down ▁from ▁that ▁side , ▁his ▁grand father ▁and ▁names ake , ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁C . ▁Must in , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁Must ins ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁Naval ▁A vi ator ▁# 1 1 ▁and ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁naval ▁av iation , ▁having ▁established ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁P ens ac ola , ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁cat ap ult ed ▁off ▁a ▁ship ▁under way , ▁and ▁being ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁av iation ▁det achment ▁that ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁which ▁was ▁the