Posted on Jun 18, 2018

Bernard Robinson Archives | The National WWII Museum Blog

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On June 18, 1942, the U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson. (The article is dated, but informative.)

Bernard Robinson Archives | The National WWII Museum Blog

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230x: Medical Service Corps Officer

Harvard University Cw field hospital

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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Another great piece of history ! Thanks David.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Great history share David, thank you.

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MCPO Roger Collins

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My favorite, being a submarine sailor. Remember, Truman integrated the military in 1948.

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