The Golden Thirteen, first African-American US Navy Officers of the US Navy Reserve (USNR). They are (bottom row, left to right): ENS James E. Hare; ENS Samuel E. Barnes; ENS George C. Cooper; ENS William S. White; ENS Dennis D. Nelson; (middle row, left to right): ENS Graham E. Martin; Warrant Officer Charles B. Lear; ENS Phillip G. Barnes; ENS Reginald E. Goodwin; (top row, left to right): ENS John W. Reagan; ENS Jesse W. Arbor; ENS Dalton L. Baugh; ENS Frank E. Sublett. March 17, 1944 (cropped and cleaned).
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Album / Science Source / US Naval History and Heritage Command