Black Submariners in the United States Navy, 1940-1975

Glenn A. Knoblock (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

494 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6430-2 (ISBN)

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This exploration of the role of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward’s Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II.

For as long as an American naval force has existed, black sailors have served it with bravery, distinction, and little or no recognition. They have since earned praise for service in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, and more recently, they were integral to the development of the U.S. Submarine Service. Their roles limited by segregation, black submariners nonetheless were a key element of the "Silent Service" throughout World War II. With desegregation came expanded opportunities, and black submariners witnessed the birth and evolution of the nuclear-powered submarine, and some of the tensest moments of the Cold War. These men paved the way for those who followed--their contributions deserve recognition, and their stories deserve to be told.

This exploration of the role of African American submariners chronicles their service from World War II through the Cold War era. An historical overview of black sailors and the evolution of the Steward's Branch, to which black sailors were eventually restricted, precede descriptions of becoming a steward and a submariner, and of life as a submariner during World War II. An account of black submariners in post-war service during desegregation, the development of the nuclear submarine, and throughout the Cold War follows. Oral histories of more than fifty black submariners who served in World War II and post-war form the heart of the book. Photographs of the men profiled, including wartime photographs, complement the text. Appendices outline the naval steward rating system, list all black submarine stewards serving in World War II, top stewards by number of war patrols, and those lost or killed during wartime service. Rear Admiral Melvin G. Williams, Jr., submarine fleet commander and son of one of the men profiled, provides a foreword.

Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Melvin G. Williams, Jr., Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Acknowledgments

Preface

I. Black Sailors and the Evolution of the Steward’s Branch in the United States Navy from 1775 to 1939

II. Overview of the Steward's Branch of the United States Navy During World War II

III. Becoming a Steward

Joining the Navy: Voluntary Enlistment

Joining the Navy via the Draft

The Navy Boot Camp Experience

Black Sailors and the Navy’s Rating System During the War

IV. Becoming a Submariner

From Boot Camp to Submarines

From the Surface Navy to the Silent Service

Transfer from a Tender, Relief Crew, or Shore Duty

V. Life as a Wartime Submariner

The Daily Routine of a Submarine Steward

Qualifying as a Submariner

Battle-Station Action

The Men of the O-, R-, and S-Class Boats

Other Shipboard Activities

Crew Relations Aboard the Boat

Rest and Relaxation Ashore

Leaving the Boat

At War's End

VI. The Submarine Navy During the Postwar Years

The End of the 1940s and President Truman's Desegregation Order

The 1950s: Enter the Nuclear Age

The 1960s: Boomers and Fast Attacks

1970–1975: An End and a Beginning

VII. Histories of Black Submariners

Carroll Louden Allen

Jesse Allen

William Allison

Bruce Anderson

Dave Ball

George Bracey

Arthur Brown

Mack Butler

Wallace Coleman

Robert Coley

David Collier

Clark Cooper

Tyree Cornish

Joseph Cross

Earnest Danford

Alonza Davis

Everett Davis

Lewis Davis

Shirley Day

Jesse Debro

Nathan Dogan

Russell Donan

Donald Fenner

LC Fisher

Robert Goens

John Gray

William Green

Harold Hale

Alfred Hall

Leslie Hamilton

L.T. Hammond

John Harris

Arthur Haynes

Curtis Hill

Lonnie Jackson

Zedell Jackson

Willie James

Isaac Johnson

Woodrow Wilson Jones

Carl Kimmons

William Knight

Richard Lucas

George Washington Lytle

Sammie Major

Elvin Mayo

Hosey Mays

Edward McNair

Bert Minor

Eugene Mosley, Jr.

R.D. Mosley

William Murray

Edward Neely

Killraine Newton

Claude Palmer, Jr.

Walter Patrick

Roscoe Pennington

William Perry

John Phillips

Paul Ragland

Charles Richardson

Anderson Royal

Albert Rozar

Leonard Rozar

Harry Senior

Spaulding Settle

Mason Smith

Albert Soles

Jake Spurlock

Jim Stallings

Lacey Stevenson

Ezell "Tommy" Strong

O'Neal Thaxton

Hadwick Thompson

Otha Toler

Magnus Wade

Sam Wallace

Strauther Wallace

James Washington

Rufus Weaver

Carl White

John Wesley Whitehead

Walter Wilson

Appendix A. The Steward Rating System, 1939–1974

Appendix B. Black Submarine Stewards Killed or Lost During World War II

Appendix C. Top Stewards During World War II by Number of War Patrols

Appendix D. Black Stewards of World War II

Bibliography

Published Works

Internet Sources

Unpublished Personal Manuscripts, Documents, and Letters

Unpublished Government Documents, Citations, and Commendations

Personal Accounts

National Archives Source Material

Index

Zusatzinfo	130 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	853 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-7864-6430-5 / 0786464305
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6430-2 / 9780786464302
Zustand	Neuware