Cmdr. Merle J. Smith, Jr. was the second African American to receive an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy and the first to graduate. Smith Jr., pictured with his father, U.S. Army Col. Merle J. Smith, Sr., and Adm. Willard J. Smith, Coast Guard Commandant at Commencement in 1966 at the Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.24.2021 13:49 |
| Photo ID: | 6706988 |
| VIRIN: | 160409-G-IV660-991 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1638 |
| Size: | 175.85 KB |
| Location: | NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US |
| Web Views: | 63 |
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