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Major Joseph Raymond Giesel, who was white, is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/roseburg.asp.  He was among the first officers to train African-American marines. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2012 for his role at Montford Point, the segregated North Carolina facility where an estimated 20,000 black men trained from 1942-1949. The Marine Corps was white-only until 1942, when President Roosevelt directed that black soldiers be trained at Montford Point. Giesel served 21 years in the marines, in the Pacific Theater during World War II and in Korea in 1953. He died June 20, 2014,  https://www.cem.va.gov/pdf/AfricanAmericans_MilitaryService_WWII_Vietnam.pdf.  *The preceding content is not intended as a comprehensive biography, but it highlights their significance as a result of military or civilian distinction, lasting achievements, or association with impactful national events. 



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