EPISODE · Apr 19, 2021 · 41 MIN
Remembering Admiral Sam Gravely
from Preble Hall · host U.S. Naval Academy Museum
Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museumhttp://usna.edu/museumhttp://www.facebook.com/usnamuseum/https://twitter.com/usnamuseumA History of the Navy in 100 Objects from the USNA Museumhttps://www.usna.edu/100Objects/index.phpDate recorded: 21 March 2021
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This episode is for the Naval History and Heritage Command's anchor dates. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. 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. In this episode, CMC Richard Curtis, USN (Ret), recalls what it was like to serve on the USS Falgout under Gravely's first command.
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Remembering Admiral Sam Gravely
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