Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award

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Roy Wilkins was a highly respected senior official of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and in 1980 the Association created the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for members of United States Armed Forces who had advanced civil rights. [1]

List of notable recipients

Notable recipients of the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award have included:
imageyearservicenameranknotes
1992USMC Sam Spain Master Gunnery Sergeant
  • His son Terry received the award in 2014. [2]
1994USCG John G. Witherspoon Captain
  • Second African American to command a USCG cutter. [3]
070712-N-9769P-001 Lieutenant Commander Jimmy Ryals, recipient of the Roy Wilkins Award.jpg 2007USN Jimmy Ryals Lieutenant Commander
US Navy 090714-N-9268E-019 presenting Capt. Robert A. Sanders with the NAACP Roy Wilkins Award.jpg 2009USN Robert A. Sanders Captain
Gunnery Sergeant Larry McCutcheon receives NAACP award 110726-M-TH981-002.jpg 2011USMC Larry McCutcheon Gunnery Sergeant
2013civilian Michael C. Crosby civilian
John W. Pruitt, III, NAACP Award Recipient DVIDS1083577.jpg 2013USCG John W. Pruitt, III Lieutenant Commander
2014USN Terry Spain Chief Mass Communication Specialist
  • His father Sam received the award in 1992. [2]
2014USMC Andrew Smith IV Officer Selection Officer Marine Corps Major
2014USAF Kevin Brown
1st Lieutenant Tenaugrie "Ten" Malone, (cropped).png 2019USAF Tenaugrie Malone 1st Lieutenant
USN Richard G. Stewart Jr. Captain
  • A JAG officer. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Lottie Joiner (September 2001). "Military Honored with Roy Wilkins Awards and Other Distinctions". New Crisis . 108 (5): 77. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. 1 2 Shawn Miller (2014-06-25). "NDW Sailor Wins NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award". Naval District Washington Public Affairs . Washington, DC. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved 2019-11-23. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its Department of Defense recipients for the 2014 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, with a Sailor from Naval District Washington (NDW) representing the Navy.
  3. ↑ "NAACP recognizes CG members". Commandant's Bulletin . November 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-11-20. The NAACP annually recognizes members of the Armed Forces for their achievements in the field of civil rights.
  4. ↑ "DCMA employee receives NAACP award". Defense Contract Management Agency . 2013-07-16.
  5. ↑ Deborah Fleck (2015-12-21). "Irving resident serves on Dallas County Historical Commission". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 2019-11-20. While serving as Commanding Officer, Naval Legal Service Office in Corpus Christi, he received the National NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award.
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