Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970. His life story is dramatized in the 2000 motion picture Men of Honor, in which he was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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| - Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970. His life story is dramatized in the 2000 motion picture Men of Honor, in which he was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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| - USS Hunley (AS-31) Master Diver
- USS Recovery (ARS-43) Command Master Chief / Master Diver
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| - Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.
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| - Obtained GED in U.S. Navy, 1960
- Sonora Grade School, 1937 - 1946
- Tidewater Community College, 1983
- Attended Charles County Community College 1980 - 1982
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| - National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- AFEMRib.svg
- Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
- China Service Medal ribbon.svg
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- Korean War Service Medal ribbon.png
- Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg
- Navy Good Conduct ribbon.svg
- Navy and Marine Corps Medal ribbon.svg
- USA - DOD Outstanding Public Service Award.png
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Birth Place
| - Tonieville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
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| - Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970. His life story is dramatized in the 2000 motion picture Men of Honor, in which he was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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