Moynee Smith, USCG

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Moynee Smith, USCG

The year 1980 saw Japanese American Moynee Smith become the first minority and Asian-American female to graduate from the Academy and the first known Asian-American female commissioned officer in the Coast Guard.

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Tags: asian, Women, personnel, minority, enlisted, stewards, Pacific

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office & Dr. Bill Thiesen | VIRIN: 230511-G-G0000-121.JPG

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