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80-G-404869: Ensign Jesse L. Brown, USN, April 1949

80-G-404869: Ensign Jesse L. Brown, USN, April 1949. First African American Aviator Ensign Jesse L. Brown shaking hands with Captain W.L. Erdman, Commanding Officer of USS Leyte (CV-32). Shown, L to R: Captain W.L. Erdman, Lieutenant Commander E.D. Williams, CO of VF-32, and Ensign Brown. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-404869: Ensign Jesse L. Brown, USN, April 1949. First African American Aviator Ensign Jesse L. Brown shaking hands with Captain W.L. Erdman, Commanding Officer of USS Leyte (CV-32). Shown, L to R: Captain W.L. Erdman, Lieutenant Commander E.D. Williams, CO of VF-32, and Ensign Brown. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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