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Ernest Snowden

Ernest Snowden graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1932. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

Eugene Sonnenberg served as a U.S. Navy pilot in World War II, earning the Navy Cross. In 1947 he became a U.S. Air Force Officer…

Douglas Smith graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1925.

While minorities were normally relegated to non-combat duties on U.S. Navy Ships, Gun Tub 10 on the U.S.S. Intrepid was manned by Black and Hispanic…