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Carl Brashear
Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The film '' Men of Honor'' was based on his life. Early life and education Brashear was born on January 19, 1931, in Tonieville, Kentucky, the sixth of 16 children to sharecroppers McDonald and Gonzella Brashear.U.S. Navy profile, NHC, 2001. In 1935, the family settled on a farm in Sonora, Kentucky. Brashear attended Sonora Grade School from 1937 to 1946. Career Brashear enlisted in the United States Navy on February 25, 1948, four months before the military would be desegregated by President Harry S. Truman. He graduated from the United States Navy Diving & Salvage School in 1954, becoming the first African-American to attend and graduate from the Diving & Salvage School and one of the first African-American United States Navy Divers. While attending diving school in Bayonne, New Jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonieville, Kentucky
Tonieville is a small unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States, in the central part of the state. The community is part of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its zip code is 42748. It is most notable as the birthplace of Carl Brashear Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The film '' Men of Honor'' was based on his life. E ..., the first black U.S. Navy Master Diver. Local tradition has it that the name of the town derived from two of the largest local landowners. These landowners were Tone Goodin and Tone Kennady and were known by the name of "Tone", which was probably short for "Anthony." While several men named Tony besides the two listed above have been put forward as having been the source of the name Tonieville, it was in fact almost certainly named after the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
