My Coast Guard Voyage-A Sailor's Story

by Birdel Jackson (Introduction)

Overview

This book is dedicated to my father, the late Birdel F. Jackson, Jr, who along with his fellow Black Coast Guardsmen were pioneers in the integration of the US Coast Guard as sailors under the war-time direction of the US Navy. These men were trained to operate naval vessels not for the steward service. The document issued by the US Department of the Navy, referenced in the following pages, directed the Coast Guard to train and place these men on the small ships of their fleet.

The Black sailors deserve recognition and celebration for their pioneering efforts in their service to our country, although much belated and unrecognized.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668538791
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	08/29/2021
Edition description:	Family ed.
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	812,494
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

BIRDEL F. JACKSON, III, PE, FASCE

MR. JACKSON, IS A MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

HE IS A CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO. BIRDEL ESTABLISHED THE JACKSON-DAVIS FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF HIS GRANDPARENTS BIRDEL JACKSON SR AND GLADYS DAVIS TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASPIRING CIVIL ENGINEERS.

BIRDEL SERVED AS NATIONAL ALUMNI PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO; ONE OF 2 OMEGA MEN TO HOLD THAT HONOR. HE WAS AWARDED THE GOLD AND BLUE “T” FROM THE UNIVERSITY, SIGNIFYING SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY.

BIRDEL ALSO HOLDS A MASTER’S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING FROM THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING GRADUATES OF BOTH INSTITUTIONS.

BIRDEL WORKED AS A CORPORATE ENGINEER FOR MAJOR US CORPORATIONS FOR 20 YEARS PRIOR TO STARTING HIS OWN CONSULTING ENGINEERING PRACTICE WITH HIS WIFE, EDITH.

BIRDEL IS AN AMERICAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS COUNCIL OF GEORGIA ENGINEER OF THE YEAR, AND NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR.

BIRDEL IS A MEMBER OF ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, ROSWELL GEORGIA, 100 BLACK MEN OF ATLANTA AND LFE MEMBER OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY INCORPORATED.

HE IS ACTIVE IN MENTORING YOUTH FOR ENGINEERING AND AVIATION CAREERS.

A LICENSED PILOT FOR OVER 4 DECADES, BIRDEL ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH DAUGHTER YVONNE, SON IN LAW RANDALL DRAGON AND GRANDKIDS AVA AND DAVIS.