Frederick Clinton Branch (May 31, 1922 – April 10, 2005) was the first African-American officer of the United States Marine Corps. == Early life and education == Branch was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, the fourth son of an African Methodist Episcopal Zion minister After graduating from high school in Mamaroneck, New York, Branch attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Frederick Clinton Branch (May 31, 1922 – April 10, 2005) was the first African-American officer of the United States Marine Corps. == Early life and education == Branch was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, the fourth son of an African Methodist Episcopal Zion minister After graduating from high school in Mamaroneck, New York, Branch attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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