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John Kerry – former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 election against President George W. Bush; Navy SWCC officer who, while commanding a Swift boat during the Vietnam War, sustained three wounds in combat with the Viet Cong, for which he ...
Throughout the history of the United States until the end of World War I, the Navy had enlisted African Americans for general service, but they were barred from joining from 1919 to 1932. From 1893 onwards, African Americans could only join the Navy’s Messman’s and Steward’s branches, which not only segregated African Americans from the ...
The United States Navy Memorial's Navy Log is the nation's largest publicly available database of Sea Service personnel. It was established as a tribute to those who have served and a permanent archive of their military service. It has over 745,000 entries that include photos, service branches, significant duty stations, awards, and more.
Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class [1] [2] in the United States Navy, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Jeremy Michael Boorda (November 26, 1939 – May 16, 1996) was a United States Navy admiral who served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations. Boorda is notable as the first person to have risen from the enlisted ranks to become Chief of Naval Operations, the highest-ranking billet in the United States Navy.
Jane Kendeigh (March 30, 1922 – July 19, 1987) was a US Navy flight nurse. In 1945 she became the first Navy flight nurse in an active combat zone, [1] serving at Iwo Jima in the Pacific. [2] [3] Kendeigh was born and raised in Ohio. She attended a nursing school in Cleveland. [4]
John Duncan Bulkeley (19 August 1911 – 6 April 1996) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and was one of its most decorated naval officers. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.