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01725aam a22003255a 4500 001 909329F4E6F611E3A60B8AF1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140529010026 008 130409t20122012okua b 000 0beng d 010 $a 2012285123 020 $a 1937250067 (paper) 020 $a 9781937250065 (paper) 040 $a DAD $b eng $e rda $c DAD $d DAD $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 082 04 $a 940.5403/092 $2 23 100 1 $a Tubbs, Steffan, $d 1969- $e author. 245 10 $a Life, liberty & resilience : $b a man's war on three fronts / $c Steffan Tubbs. 246 3 $a Life, liberty and resilience : $b a man's war on three fronts 264 1 $a [Broken Arrow, OK] : $b [Paige1Publishing], $c [2012] 300 $a xviii, 363 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 364). 520 $a The story of Joseph "Joe" LaNier, who at seventeen joined the segregated United States Navy in 1943. He became one of the first African-American Navy Seabees, shipping out to Iwo Jima in early 1945. After returning from the war, he completed his education in pharmaceutical studies in New Orleans. In spite of the color of his skin, he built a successful career as a pharmacist in several cities, including Denver where he worked, among other places, at National Jewish Hospital. 600 10 $a LaNier, Joseph, $d 1926- 650 0 $a African American veterans $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x African Americans $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Seabees $b Seabees $v Biography. 650 0 $a Pharmacists $z Denver $z Denver $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l BXPC851 $d 20140529010620.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=909329F4E6F611E3A60B8AF1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search