One of the first Black men to break color barrier in Marine Corps dies at 108
Cosmas Eaglin was a veteran of three American wars between the 1940s and 1960s and was one of the first 300 Black recruits to enter the Marines.
Source: stripes.com
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For 144 years, Black Americans were banned from joining the Marines. But when the US needed support, 20,000 Black recruits stepped up to serve.
Montford Point, North Carolina became the first training center for Black Marines preparing for deployment during World War II.
Source: yahoo.com
Calif. man, 97, is one of about 200 living members of the first Black Marines
Richard Davis keeps his replica Congressional Gold Medal in a glass case that his wife had specially made to hold the award.
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California veteran, at 97, is one of about 200 living members of the first Black Marines
Richard Davis, 97, of Sacramento is one of around 200 people left from roughly 23,000 who trained at the segregated Montford Point Marine camp in North Carolina between 1942 and 1949.
Source: stripes.com
Grit & drive: The story of the Marine Corps' 1st Black 4-star general
In comparison, the Air Force had promoted Daniel “Chappie” James to four-star general in 1975.
Source: marinecorpstimes.com