Carlton Skinner
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 20 years ago |
Date of birth | April 8,1913 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Palo Alto |
California | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 22,2004 |
Died | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
2004 | |
Boston | |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Party | Democratic Party |
Other name | The George Washington of Guam |
Service/branch | United States Coast Guard |
Education | Tilton School |
University of California, Los Angeles | |
Wesleyan University | |
Current partner | Jeanne Rowe Skinner |
Appoint by | Harry S. Truman |
Branchservic | United States Coast Guard |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1351468 |
Carlton Skinner Life story
Carlton Skinner was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces. President Harry Truman appointed Skinner governor in 1949, after the United States Navy ceded control of the island to the Department of the Interior.