Genealogy is an adventure. There is no two ways about it. The adventure was something I…
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Joseph C Sheffey, Jr: A US Navy race relations pioneer
My father’s US Naval career spanned some 30+ years when he retired. Considering the length of…
The 1926 Lynching of Raymond Byrd Part II
The August 1926 lynching of my second cousin twice removed, Raymond Arthur Byrd, remains one of…
A chat with my dad about being one of the first black USN weapons officers
This post follows on from yesterday’s post, Joseph Sheffey – one of the first African American…
Joseph Sheffey – one of the first African American weapons officers in the US Navy
My father has always been something of a trailblazer. While I’ve never taken this for granted,…