Joseph Jenkins' Recruit Company, Manhattan Beach TRACEN

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African-American Coast Guard recruits march at TRACEN Manhattan Beach during World War II

Joseph Jenkins' Recruit Company, Manhattan Beach TRACEN

Scanned photo from Joseph Jenkins USS SEA CLOUD scrapbook with the caption "'Boot Days' at Manhattan Beach [;] 'Capt. Bleigh" Perkins BM1/c in charge."

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Tags: boot camp, African-Americans, Minorities, integration, Joseph Jenkins, recruit training, sea cloud

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office, G-09231 | VIRIN: 210210-G-G0000-1005.JPG

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