Return to Portrait Gallery Previous Enlargement Next Enlargement |
|
"Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. USN Ret."In the Collection of The USS Gravely (DDG 107) United States Navy Vice Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr., 1922-2004, had a Naval career of several notable achievements including being the first African-American to command a combatant ship, to be promoted to flag rank, and to command a naval fleet. |