Frank Petersen, First Black Marine Corps Aviator And General, Dies At 83

Retired Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first black Marine Corps aviator and officer promoted to brigadier general, died Tuesday. He was 83. Frank Petersen Jr., 83, first black #MarineCorps pilot and general http://t.co/vISLV8n2qZ pic.twitter.com/Udc9GS7XRi — Marine Corps Reserve (@MarForRes) August 27, 2015 Petersen was born March 2, 1932, in Topeka, Kansas.

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