The L.A. Times is reporting the death of an aviation pioneer in the Coast Guard, retired Captain Bobby Wilks, USCG.
While the news reports recount some of his more daring rescues, he is also notable for his status as the first African-American officer to make the rank of Captain, the first African-American Coast Guard aviator and the first African-American Commanding Officer of a Coast Guard Air Station. [Note for the budding historians - Mike Healy did not make the rank of Captain in the Coast Guard, but the Revenue Cutter Service.
Fair Winds Captain Wilks.
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