Vice Admiral Samuel Gravely Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Achievement_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Commendation_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date July 4, 1927
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Quantico_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_Gravely_III
David Gravely
Diane Gravely
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Falgout
gptkb:USS_Jouett
gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
gptkbp:death_date October 22, 2004
gptkbp:education gptkb:George_Washington_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Samuel Gravely Jr.
gptkbp:influenced Future generations of naval officers
Diversity in the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in naval operations
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sam
gptkbp:notable_achievement First African American to become a flag officer in the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Dumfries,_Virginia
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:USS_Mc_Cloy
gptkb:USS_John_C._Stennis
gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea
gptkb:USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:USS_George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:USS_Midway
gptkb:USS_Kearsarge
gptkb:USS_George_Washington
gptkb:USS_America
gptkb:USS_Enterprise
gptkb:USS_Nimitz
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey
gptkb:USS_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:USS_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:USS_Carl_Vinson
gptkb:USS_Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years 1944–1984
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mildred_Gravely
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Gravely_(DDG-107)
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