Michael A. Healy
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Michael A. Healy
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Michael Augustine Healy was an American career officer with the United States Revenue Cutter Service, reaching the rank of captain. He has been recognized since the late 20th century as the first man of African-American descent to command a ship of the United States government. He commanded several vessels within the territory of the Alaskan coastline. Following U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward's Alaska purchase of the vast region in 1867, Healy patrolled the 20,000 miles (32,000 km) of
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U.S. Revenue Cutter Service officer (1839–1904)
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2024-04-25T19:24:40Z
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