<P> Charles Young ( March 12 , 1864 -- January 8 , 1922 ) was the third African - American graduate of West Point , the first black U.S. national park superintendent , first black military attaché , first black man to achieve the rank of colonel , and highest - ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922 . </P>
<P> Charles Young ( March 12 , 1864 -- January 8 , 1922 ) was the third African - American graduate of West Point , the first black U.S. national park superintendent , first black military attaché , first black man to achieve the rank of colonel , and highest - ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922 . </P>
who was the highest-ranking black officer in the u.s. army at the beginning of the first world war
who was the highest-ranking black officer in the u.s. army at the beginning of the first world war
Charles Young
Charles Young