Robert F. Flemming Jr.
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Baltimore |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Died | Melrose |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Other name | Fleming, Flemmings |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Places of burial | Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts, United States |
| Melrose, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Job | Inventor |
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| ID | 642097 |
Robert F. Flemming Jr. Life story
Robert Francis Flemming Jr. was an African-American inventor and Union sailor in the American Civil War. He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H. L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic.
