Joseph J. Clark
Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN (November 12, 1893 – July 13, 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. A native of the original Cherokee Nation (now Oklahoma), Clark was a member of the Cherokee tribe. He was the first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, in 1917.
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