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https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/04/13/frederick-c-branch/ac4524eb-ca41-4260-a1de-c849c445ef7c/

Second Lieutenant Frederick Branch is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/quantico.asp.  In 1945, he became the first African-American officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Born in North Carolina, in 1922, he graduated from Temple University in 1947 with a degree in physics. Branch developed the science program for Philadelphia's Murrell Dobbins High School and taught for 35 years, but World War II interrupted his education. Branch fought in the South Pacific in 1943, followed by officer training. He served in Korea but resigned in 1955 due to limited opportunities for advancement. Captain Branch was recognized for his role in desegregation of the armed forces. The U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring his landmark commission in 1995, he received an NAACP award, and a building at Quantico's Officer Candidate School is named for him. Branch died April 10, 2005.
https://www.quantico.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/654649/celebrating-the-contributions-of-frederick-branch/.
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