Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award Explained

Roy Wilkins was a highly respected senior official of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and in 1980 the Association created the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for members of United States Armed Forces who had advanced civil rights.

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Notable recipients of the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award have included:
image year service name rank notes
1992 USMC
  • His son Terry received the award in 2014.
1994 USCG
  • Second African American to command a USCG cutter.
2007 USN
2009 USN
2011 USMC
2013 civilian civilian
2013 USCG
2014 USN
  • His father Sam received the award in 1992.
2014 USMC
2014 USAF
2019 USAF
USN
  • A JAG officer.