| The Golden Thirteen | |
|---|---|
 The Golden Thirteen, photographed on 17 March 1944. Top row: John Walter Reagan, Jesse Walter Arbor, Dalton Louis Baugh, Frank Ellis Sublett. Middle row: Graham Edward Martin, Charles Byrd Lear, Phillip George Barnes, Reginald E. Goodwin. Bottom row: James Edward Hair, Samuel Edward Barnes, George Clinton Cooper, William Sylvester White, Dennis Denmark Nelson.[1] | |
| Active | 1944 – |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | Navy |
The Golden Thirteen were the thirteen African American enlisted men who became the first African American commissioned and warrant officers in the United States Navy.
- ^ Cronk, Kenneth. "Last of the "Golden 13" Dies". United States Navy. United States Navy. Retrieved 28 May 2020.