The United States Navy Memorial

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Deceased 11/05/2001

Rate/Rank
LTJG

Service Branch

USNR 9/1942 - 1/1946

Speciality

NAVAL AVIATOR

Born 01/31/1916

DUNBAR, WV

FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAVY PILOT AND FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

CAA-WTS PROGRAM, COLGATE UNIV, NY

NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

NAS GLENVIEW, IL

NAS DALLAS, TX

NATS AIR FERRY SQUADRON 3, TERMINAL ISLAND, CA

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL

WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL