Frank E. Petersen Jr. dies at 83; flier was Marines' first black general - Los Angele

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Frank E. Petersen Jr. dies at 83; flier was Marines' first black general - Los Angeles Times

08-29-2015 04:41 PM


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Frank E. Petersen Jr. dies at 83; flier was Marines' first black general
Los Angeles Times
When Frank E. Petersen Jr. heard that a pioneering black naval aviator had died fighting in the Korean War, he was astonished. â??I had no idea blacks would be allowed to fly in the Navy or in the Marine Corps,â?? he recalled years later. Petersen went on ...
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