Daily News | Donald F. Poindexter, retired school principal and decorated Montford Point Marine, has died at 93
Donald F. Poindexter, 93, of Philadelphia, retired teacher and longtime school principal for the School District of Philadelphia, and decorated Montford Point Marine, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, of a stroke at the Terrace at Chestnut Hill assisted living center.
The Montford Point Marines were the first Black Americans to enlist in the Marine Corps after President Franklin D. Roosevelt prohibited discriminatory hiring practices in the military in 1941. They endured racial prejudice and brutal living conditions at Montford Point from 1942 to 1949 when the camp was closed.the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington in 2012 for their service to both the Marines and society in general.after receiving his medal in Philadelphia.
Born Feb. 24, 1929, in Philadelphia, Donald Frederic Poindexter grew up in West Philadelphia and graduated from West Philadelphia High School. He worked as a lifeguard for a time and later taught his sons to swim.
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