Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN (eBook)

First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

Murphy Ric Murphy (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
228 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-2753-3 (ISBN)

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The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon--known as Operation Frequent Wind--he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters pushed overboard to make room for an escaping South Vietnamese Air Force major to land his Cessna. Chambers, who had only commanded Midway for a few weeks, gave the order believing (wrongly) that he would be court-martialed for the $10 million loss. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period racial strife.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-2753-3 / 1476627533
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-2753-3 / 9781476627533