Carl Brashear" Hampton Roads TV, October 24, 2007. External links Story of Carl Brashear with rare photos from U.S. National Archives and the US Navy 1931 births 2006 deaths American underwater divers American amputees People from LaRue County, Kentucky Recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal United States Navy sailors 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American United States Navy personnel African Americans in the Korean War