Bobby Wilks-African-American Coast Guard WW II-Broke Color Barrier-Photo

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Bobby Wilks-
African-American Coast Guard WW II-Broke Color Barrier-Photo
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Cmdr. Bobby Wilks at the controls of a Coast Guard rotary-wing aircraft. U.S. Coast Guard Collection.
Written by William Thiesen
United States Coast Guard Historian
In the United States Coast Guard, there are thousands of highly motivated men and women doing extraordinary things. This kind of individual has helped steer the service throughout its 225-year history. The model example of such a Coast Guardsman was Bobby Charles Wilks, an African-American who led the Coast Guard toward greater diversity in the post-World War II era by breaking color barriers for African-American Coast Guard officers and blazing a trail for all minorities in the service.
In 2009, Bobby Charles Wilks passed away at the age of 78 and was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Wilks was a member of the long blue line who blazed a trail for minorities in the service and helped steer the Coast Guard toward greater diversity in the late-20th century.
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