Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Picture: Navy in 1944


In this picture above are the first black US Navy officers. "The Golden Thirteen" were their name and they're looking sharp. This picture was taken in March 1944.  

Prior, In January 1944, The navy started a 2 month training course for 16 African Americans with only 12 passing the course. 

Names: John Walter ReaganJesse Walter ArborDalton Louis BaughFrank Ellis SublettGraham Edward MartinPhillip George BarnesReginald E. GoodwinJames Edward HairSamuel Edward BarnesGeorge Clinton Cooper,William Sylvester White, and Dennis Denmark Nelson, & Charles Byrd Lear 

#message  ... lol 

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