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    Coast Guard honors first African-American woman in historic building renaming ceremony

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

    03.12.2015

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Blackburn 

    U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

    Dr. Olivia J. Hooker smiles for the camera before a building dedication ceremony at Coast Guard Sector New York in Staten Island, New York, March 12, 2015, renaming the sector’s galley in her honor. In February 1945, during World War II, Hooker became the first African-American female admitted into the United States Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi)

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    Date Taken: 03.12.2015
    Date Posted: 03.12.2015 18:35
    Photo ID: 1811974
    VIRIN: 150312-G-AE983-132
    Resolution: 7360x4912
    Size: 13.6 MB
    Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US
    Hometown: WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, US

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