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Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a ...Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.[1]
Passing of a Pioneer
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Samuel L. Gravely Jr.
Students learn about scholarship opportunity aboard USS Iowa, celebrating Navy trailblazer
Samuel Lee Gravely (1922-2004)
News - Adm. Samuel Gravely, Jr., Day to be Annually Commemorated in Virginia
Ceremony to honor promotion anniversary of Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., first African American promoted to Navy Admiral
Family hopes to honor Navy trailblazer with Richmond statue: 'He did astronomical things'
50 years ago, the Navy promoted its first African American flag officer
Samuel L. Gravely Jr.
‘He truly was the first to conquer’: Ceremony honors 50th anniversary of Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., first African American promoted to Navy Admiral
Recognizing a naval pioneer
DEI deployment
Gravely Elementary Celebrates 10th Anniversary
New Navy destroyer to be commissioned in Wilmington bears a hero's name
LA-area students visit USS Iowa to learn about historic Navy vice admiral
Remembering the Black sailors of WW II
PHOTOS: Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Day
Carderock Recognizes Best of the Best in Magnificent Eight Awards Ceremony
Admiral Gravely's widow discusses history-making husband: 'He just plain loved the Navy'
