The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

2/7/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.052

Lieutenant general (retired) Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (1932 - 2015 ) was the first African American general in the history of the United States Marine Corps. Petersen was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 2/7/2007, in Stevensville, Maryland. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 27m 30s

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Petersen, Frank E.

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Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank Emmanuel Petersen, Jr. was born on March 2, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas. His spelling of Petersen is popular amongst his paternal relatives in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. A maternal ancestor, Archie McKinney served in the 55th Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. His parents, Frank E. Petersen, Sr., a radio repairman, and Edythe Southard Petersen, met at the University of Kansas. Petersen grew up in South Topeka and attended Monroe Element...