John Wesley Lee, Jr. oral history transcription
Scope and Contents
LeeJohn Wesley, Jr., LCDR, USN (Ret.) 1924-. Transcript of the career of the first black man commissioned as a regular officer in the U.S. Navy on 15 March 1947. This includes his growing up years in Indianapolis, Ind., family back ground, education at Indiana University and enlistment in the Navy 1944; Training; Treatment of blacks in the Navy; Commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve, 1945; Ship assignments; Postwar educa tion and augmentation into the regular Navy; General Line School, Newport, R.I., 1947-1948; Duty in USSKearsarge and USS Toledo, 1948-1952, USSWright, 1954-1956, USSCotton, 1956- 1957, Naval Air Rocket Test Station, 1957-1959; CO, Oceanographic Unit, USS Dutton, 1959- 1960; Executive Officer, USS Aeolus, 1961-1963; Staff Officer NATO, 1963-1966; Retirement from USN, 1966. Employment with Naval Avionics, 1967-1989.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- United States Naval Institute (Organization)
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository