Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.30.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John F. Mackie wears his Medal of Honor along with a Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) membership badge with a one-star commander bar and a GAR Navy Veterans medal. Mackie was bestowed the rank of Sergeant along with his reception of the Medal of Honor. (Photo credit: National Museum of American History)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Bertram | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 04.30.2019
This painting shows U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John F. Mackie firing his rifle from the side of the USS Galena. For his gallant actions, Mackie became the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. (Painting by retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Charles Waterhouse) (Photo courtesy of the National Marine Corps Museum)...
Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Edgar R. Huff sits at his desk in this undated photo. Huff joined the Marine Corps in June 1942 and was one of the first African-Americans to earn the title of U.S. Marine. Huff quickly rose through the ranks and became the first African-American Marine to hold the rank of sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo A135412)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew King | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
A photo illustration of the original article published in the Windsock, a newspaper publication from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, dated July 25, 1968. The article highlights Sgt. Maj. Edgar R. Huff becoming the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing sergeant major on July 24, 1968. Huff was the first African-American Marine to become a sergeant major. (U.S. Marine Corps photo......
Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
U.S. Marines of the first African-American platoon pose in this undated photo. From left are Mortimer A. Cox, Arnold R. Bostick, Edgar R. Davis, Jr., Gilbert H. "Hashmark" Johnson and Edgar R. Huff (the platoon’s drill instructors,) and Charles E. Allen. (Photo Credit: National Archives Photo)...
Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
An artistic rendition of Sgt. Maj. Edgar R. Huff. Huff who quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to first sergeant in less than two years. He served as a first sergeant for 11 years before being promoted to sergeant major, and made Marine Corps history by becoming the first African-American to do so. Huff would hold that title for the final 17 years of his career. (Photo Credit:......
Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar R. Huff inspects a weapon at Montford Point Camp, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1942. Huff became a legend among the Marines who were trained there by earning the rank of first sergeant in less than two years. He retired in 1972 as a sergeant major. (Photo Credit: National Archives Photo)...
Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.01.2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar R. Huff inspects a weapon at Montford Point Camp, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1942. Huff became a legend among the Marines who were trained there by earning the rank of first sergeant in less than two years. He retired in 1972 as a sergeant major. (Photo Credit: National Archives Photo)...
