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Alfred Masters (February 5, 1916 – June 16, 1975) was an American member of the
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. Masters was the first
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member of the Marine Corps at his swearing-in on June 1, 1942, in Oklahoma City and then his first training camp was Montford Point in North Carolina. Masters rose to the rank of
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. Masters married Isabell Masters. They had three daughters, Shirley Jean, Alfreda Dean and Cora Lavonne Masters, but the marriage ended in divorce in the 1940s. Isabell Masters went on to become an educator and five-time U.S. presidential candidate. In 1994, their daughter Cora became the fourth wife of politician
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. Alfred Masters married Mary Hendricks in 1949 and they had five children, 3 girls—Mary Ann Masters, Kathryn Louise Masters and Carolyn Donata Masters Faulkner—and 2 boys—Otto Joe Masters and Alfred Dan Masters. Alfred Masters died in Anthony, New Mexico on June 16, 1975. He is buried at
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in
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* 1975 deaths United States Marines African-American United States Navy personnel 1916 births People from Palestine, Texas United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II African Americans in World War II {{USMC-bio-stub