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Jul 25, 2006 · Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl Brashear grew up on a farm in Kentucky as part of a sharecropper family. After being educated in segregated schools, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and underwent recruit training at Great Lakes, IL. After initial duty as a steward, he began handling aircraft for squadron VX-1 at Key West, FL, and was subsequently rated as a boatswain's mate. He served ...
Carl Maxie Brashear was born on January 19, 1931, in Tonieville, Kentucky. Enlisting from that same state in the U.S. Navy in February 1948, he completed Basic Training at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, and was assigned to Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. In June 1950, he reported on board USS Palau (CVE-122), later ...
Jun 29, 2015 · Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7) was laid down on 2 November 2007 at San Diego, Calif., by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 18 September 2008; sponsored by Ms. Lauren Brashear, the late Master Chief Brashear’s eldest granddaughter; and was placed in service with the Military Sealift Command on 3 March 2009. Shield.
Aug 15, 2016 · Personal Data Born: January 19, 1931, Tonieville, Larue County, Kentucky Parents: McDonald and Gonzella Brashear Education: Sonora Grade School, Sonora, Kentucky, 1937-46 Passed GED test in US Navy, 1960 Charles County Community College, Great Mills, Maryland, 1980-82 Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1983 Died: July 26, 2006
Master Chief Carl Brashear. Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 51KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 146KB) Caption: Master Chief Carl Brashear was the first African American to officially become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Visit the African American Experience in the U.S. Navy for more about Master Chief Brashear and other trailblazers.
Description: Painting, Oil on Canvas; By Annette Adrian Hanna; 1979; Framed Dimensions 48H X 40W. Accession #: 88-161-SN. Carl Brashear was the first amputee to re-qualify as a Navy diver, following an accident that occurred during the recovery of a lost hydrogen bomb off the coast of Spain in 1966. In 1970, he was the first African-American to ...
Oct 6, 2020 · Man of Honor: The Story of Carl Brashear Master Chief Carl Brashear rose from little to become the U.S. Navy’s first African American Master Diver and first amputee diver. With determination and persistence, he overcame poverty, limited educational access, racism, and a life-threatening injury that resulted in the amputation of his lower left leg. This exhibit follows Master Diver Brashear ...
With names like John Henry Dick Turpin, Harriet Ida Pickens, Carl Brashear and Adm. Michelle J. Howard, the history of the Navy is replete with stories of African Americans who have overcome significant challenges in order to defend freedom as American Sailors.
428-GX- USN 118932: Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate and Master Diver Carl M. Brashear, April 1971. Brashear assists another diver as he prepares to enter the water from USS Hunley (AS-31). Photographed by PHC A.J. Walker, April 22, 1971. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
428-GX-USN 118926: Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate and Master Diver Carl M. Brashear, April 1971. Brashear makes a check of equipment of a submarine tied alongside USS Hunley (AS-31). Brashear wears an artificial partial left leg as the result of an accident which occurred in the line of duty. Photographed by PHC A.J. Walker, April 22, 1971. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the ...
