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rdfs:label	Frank E. Petersen
rdfs:comment	Frank E. Petersen Jr. (USMC) (born March 2, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas) is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general.
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serviceyears	1950
Birth Date	1932-03-03
Commands	VMFA-212 VMFA-314
Branch	United States Navy United States Marine Corps
Name	Frank E. Petersen Jr.
Type	award-star service-star oak
Width	106
Ribbon	Combat Action Ribbon.svg National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg Purple Heart BAR.svg Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon.png Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg Air Medal ribbon.svg Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg KSMRib.svg Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Presidential Unit Citation .svg US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg
Birth Place	Topeka, Kansas
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Purple Heart Legion of Merit with Combat "V"
Rank	Lieutenant general (United States)
Allegiance	United States
Battles	Korean War Vietnam War
other device	v
laterwork	DuPont DeNemours Inc., VP of Corporate Aviation National Marrow Donor Program, Chairman
abstract	Frank E. Petersen Jr. (USMC) (born March 2, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas) is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general. Petersen retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. "At the time of his retirement he was by date of aviator designation the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and the United States Navy with respective titles of "Silver Hawk" and "Gray Eagle". His date of designation as an aviator also precedes all other aviators in the U.S. Air Force and Army."