George W. Gibbs Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy First African-American in Antarctica
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1916
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-2000
Profession: explorer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About George W. Gibbs Jr.
- George Washington Gibbs Jr.
- (November 7, 1916 – November 7, 2000), a sailor in the United States Navy, became the first African-American to set foot on the continent of Antarctica on the Antarctic Peninsula.
- Gibbs served as a member of Rear Admiral Richard E.
- Byrd's third Antarctic expedition, also known as the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) on January 14, 1940.
- Gibbs served as a gunner in the U.S.
- Navy during World War II.
- After 24 years service in the U.S.
- Navy, Gibbs retired in 1959 as a chief petty officer.
- Gibbs then attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
- Gibbs worked in the personnel department of IBM at Rochester, Minnesota from 1963 to 1982.
- After retiring from IBM, Gibbs founded an employment agency, Technical Career Placement, Inc., which he continued to operate until 1999. George Gibbs was a civil rights leader who integrated the Elks Club at Rochester and several service clubs.
- In 1966, Gibbs helped organize the Rochester Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- He was also a civic leader who was president of the Rochester Kiwanis and the Rochester chapter of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association and was involved in several charitable organizations. Gibbs Point on the Antarctic Peninsula was named for George W.
- Gibbs Jr.
- on September 2, 2009.The Rochester, Minnesota school board named a new elementary school, dedicated on October 11, 2009, the George W.
- Gibbs Jr.
- Elementary School.
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