J. Gary Cooper, Pathbreaking Marine Leader, Is Dead at 87
He was the first Black officer to lead a Marine Corps infantry company into combat. He later became an Alabama state lawmaker and an assistant secretary of the Air Force. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Cooper, J Gary (1936-2024)
Topics: Marine, Force, secretary, assistant, lawmaker, state, Alabama, became, later, combat, company, infantry, Corps, officer, Black, first, Leader, Pathbreaking, Cooper
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/j-gary-cooper-dead.html