Lawrence, Huey L., 1922-2015

Huey “Pip-Konee” L. Lawrence was a Navy veteran, musician, and educator.

Lawrence was born February 27, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1942, Lawrence joined the United States Navy B-1 Band. The B-1 Navy Band members were the first African Americans to serve in the modern Navy at any general rank, not as "mess boys or stewards" but as musicians. The establishment of the band served as a prominent move to integrate the modern U. S. Navy. Lawrence played trumpet in the band.

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