List of Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers - Military Service

Military Service

Name Original chapter Notability References
Wesley A. Brown Sigma Lieutenant Commander; First Black graduate from United States Naval Academy
Roscoe Cartwright Alpha Zeta General, United States Army
Victor Daly Alpha French Croix de Guerre recipient
Fred A. Gorden Mu Beta Lambda Brigadier General; First African-American First Captain of the West Point Academy
Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Gamma First African American Admiral, United States Navy; First African American to command a U.S. fleet.
Benjamin Thurman Hacker Epsilon Mu Lambda Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Edward Honor Beta Sigma Major General, United States Army
James McCall Psi Major General Chief in the Pentagon Budget Office
Winston E. Scott Alpha Phi Lambda Astronaut, Johnson Space Center
Johnnie E. Wilson Theta Theta Lambda Four Star General, United States Army

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