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208-NP-8B-2: William Baldwin, June 1942

208-NP-8B-2: William Baldwin, June 1942. Baldwin was the first U.S. Navy African American recruit being assisted by a U.S. Navy Recruiting Service member, June 2, 1942. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 208-NP-8B-2: William Baldwin, June 1942. Baldwin was the first U.S. Navy African American recruit being assisted by a U.S. Navy Recruiting Service member, June 2, 1942. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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