Samuel Gravely

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Achievement_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:Combat_Action_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:United_Nations_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-06-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Kidd_(DDG-993)
gptkb:USS_Falgout_(DE-324)
gptkb:USS_Jouett_(DLG-29)
gptkb:USS_Taussig_(DD-746)
gptkb:USS_Theodore_E._Chandler_(DD-717)
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-10-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:U.S._Naval_War_College
Virginia Union University
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Samuel_Lee_Gravely_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Gravely
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:USS_Gravely_(DDG-107)
gptkbp:notableFor first African American to command a U.S. Navy fleet
first African American in the U.S. Navy to command a warship
first African American to become a flag officer in the U.S. Navy
first African American to achieve the rank of Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942–1980
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alma_Bernice_Clark
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:List_of_United_States_Navy_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5