Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award


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.
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1992USMCSam SpainMaster Gunnery Sergeant
  • His son Terry received the award in 2014.
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1994USCGJohn WitherspoonCaptain
  • first African American to command a USCG cutters.
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    2007USNJimmy RyalsLieutenant Commander-
    2009USNRobert A. SandersCaptain-
    2011USMCLarry McCutcheonGunnery Sergeant-
    2013civilianMichael C. Crosbycivilan
  • Worked for the Defense Contract Management Agency.
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    2013USCGJohn W. Pruitt, IIILieutenant Commander-
    2014Terry SpainChief Mass Communication Specialist
  • His father Sam received the award in 1992.
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    2019USAFTenaugrie Malone1st Lieutenant-
    USNRichard G. Stewart Jr.Captain
  • A JAG officer.