Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN
An edition of Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN (2017)
First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier
By Ric Murphy
Publish Date
2017
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Language
eng
Pages
228
Description:
"The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1920- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period of racial strife"--
subjects: African americans, biography, Air pilots, biography, Officers, Biography, African Americans, Admirals, African American sailors, Social conditions, Civil rights, History, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, American Aerial operations, American Naval operations, Naval History, United States. Navy, Midway (Attack aircraft carrier)