William Henry Harvey |

| World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Navy; Navy; Navy
4th Battalion, 16th Division
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Pacific Theater
Cook First Class
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Though segregation in the Navy limited him to serving as a Cook First Class, William Henry Harvey did much more aboard ship than simply prepare food: when needed, he would also serve as an alternate medic and signal officer. When the bombs fell on December 7th, 1941, he assisted in rescuing sailors from the burning harbor. A veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, he is still haunted by the horrors he witnessed at Pearl Harbor--and the discrimination he faced as an African American sailor.
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