Coast Guard honors service's first African American diver

ELIZABETH CITY, NC, UNITED STATES

11.23.2021

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Ralph Berry, the first Coast Guard African American diver, is honored in a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 2021. Berry’s family have served a combined 400 years with the Coast Guard and includes the historic contributions of Richard Etheridge, the first African American Life-Saving Station Keeper.

• Date Taken: 11.23.2021
• Date Posted: 12.06.2021 18:22
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 822842
• VIRIN: 211123-G-HU058-001
• Filename: DOD_108699915
• Length: 00:05:47
• Location: ELIZABETH CITY, NC, US
• Hometown: GREENVILLE, NC, US