Lawrence Chambers
Lawrence Cleveland Chambers was the first African American to command a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the first African American graduate of the Naval Academy to reach flag rank. While in command of the USS160Midway160 during Operation Frequent Wind, Chambers gave the controversial order to push overboard millions of dollars worth of UH1 Huey helicopters so South Vietnamese Air Force Major BuangLy could land on the aircraft carrier in a Cessna O1 Bird Dog with his wife and five children, thereby saving their lives.
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