Wee Pals Morrie Turner, Former Chamber Boss Robert Toney Part Of Effort To Rename Oakland Army Base Streets

Long-time person Gene Hazzard shared a missive with maine that was written for and sent to Oakand District Three Councilmember Carroll Fife. It recalls a propulsion that the pistillate she bushed for the District Three Seat successful the 2018 Oakland Elections, the incumbent Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, who planned to rename Oakland Army Base streets aft African American Oaklanders who were subject veterans.

Here’s the substance of missive nonstop to Councilmember Fife:

THE NATIONAL BLACK VETERANS COALITION COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
National Executive Committee:
Coalition Chairman, Mr. Charles Blatcher, III, Former US Navy – Oakland, CA
General Robert Cocroft, Us Army, Ret. – Milwaukee, Ws Major Howard D. Jackson, US Marina
Corps, Ret. – Oakland, CA
Chief Historian, Former LT Cmder. Michael J. Clark, Ph.D.. US Navy – Hayward, CA Treasurer,
Cmd. Sgt. Holben Maxey, US Air Force, Ret.

National Planning Committee

Former US Navy
Colonel Franklin J. Hendenon
US Army, Ret., Los Angeles, CA Former Captain Joseph Murchison US Army, Tampa, FL

Councilmember Carroll Fife c/o Oakland City Council Oakland City Hall

1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612

Dear Councilwomen Fife:
September 4, 2021

Cmd. Sgt. Major Herbert 1. Allen US Army, Ret., Brooklyn, NY Former Flrst LT Anthony Hawklns US
Army, Washington, OC Former Drill sgt Bill McCurtis
US Army, Marana, AZ Mr. 4oe Carr
Former US Army, Pont1ac, MI Mr. Ants Copeland,
Former US Coast Guard, Laurelton, NY
Mr. Clarence Davis
Former US Air Force, Baltimore, MD
Mr. Randy Dupree,
Former US Army, New York, NY Ms. Althea Hanklns Phlladelphia, PA
Mr. David Ofwono,
Former US Navy, Los Banos, CA
Mr. Oavid Ruffln
Rockford, IL
Mr. Leon J. Wallace,
Staten Island, NY
use Yofonda Williams
Riverside, CA
Ms. Mae I. Gill-Hawkins
Ft. Washington, MD
MO James T. Averhart, Jr., Ret.
USMC
Mr. 4ohn S. weston Former US Army Mr. Loren Williams
Former USMC, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Norman Hill
Murfreesboro, TN

Your predecessor had projected renaming immoderate of the thoroughfare connected the erstwhile Oakland Army Base successful grant of immoderate section Veterans. Our Coalition wholly embraced the idea, and submitted names for consideration. However the inaugural was ne'er carried forward. By-way of this correspondence, we are requesting that you see carrying the inaugural forward. We judge it would beryllium an uplifting motion to Veterans successful Oakland. In addition, it would beryllium a affirmative enactment by our City Government successful recognizing an often overlooked conception of the section population.

The pursuing names and legends are of the individuals we would similar to connection for consideration:

The precocious Rear Admiral Robert L. Toney, USN – A erstwhile nonmigratory of Oakland who roseate from being a
shoeshine lad connected 7ᵗʰ Street to go 3rd Black Admiral successful the past of the United States Navy.
Before his decease successful 2016, helium served arsenic President of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.

The precocious Major General John Sanford, USA – He was the First and lone Black Commanding General of
the Oakland Army Base from 1984 to 1991. General Sanford died successful 1998.

Retired Major Howard D. Jackson, USMC — He is simply a longtime nonmigratory of Oakland. Major Jackson is
noted successful subject past for processing the archetypal Human Relations Program successful the Armed Forces in

He is an progressive subordinate of the National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations; and

The precocious Sergeant Morrie Turner, USA – Former nonmigratory of Oakland, helium was the archetypal Black
syndicated cartoonist successful America. He is the creator of the Wee Pals cartoon portion focusing on
promoting acquisition among our youth. Sergeant Turner died successful 2014.

Host Organization: The American Legion – Cook-Nelson Post ff20 (Non-Profit Tax ID # 383124100) The
Colonel Charles Young Promotion Campaign Headquarters: 3548 May Court – Oakland, CA 94602
Phone: (510) 467-9242 E-mail address: CNMMMF@aol.com

In closing, we would admit your information of our request. I americium disposable for immoderate questions
you whitethorn person regarding this matter. I tin beryllium reached astatine 1-510-754-3718.

Respectfully

Charles Blatcher III
Chairman

cc: Coalition Partners Mayor Libby Schaaf

COALITION PARTNERS:
The National Minority Military Museum Foundation
Oakland, CA

The American Legion-Charles Young Post t/398 New York, NY

The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust Washington, DC
Los Banos Buffalo Soldiers 9th and 10th Cavalry Association
Los Banos, CA

The USCG National Association of Former Stewards and Steward Mates Laurelton, NY

The Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Committee- Inland Empire Heritage Association Riverside, CA

The Association of the 2221 Negro Infantry Volunteers World War II Ft. Washington, MD
The 9th Memorial United States Cavalry Association
Marana, AZ
The National Associat1on of Black Veterans, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
The African American Patriots Consortium, Inc.
Baltimore, MD

The American Legion-Cook- Nelson Post #20 Pontiac, MI

The 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association Los Angeles, CA

The 555th Black Paratroopers Association Tampa, FL

The 369th Veterans Association Staten Island, NY

The 715th Veterans Association Laurelton, NY
Montford Point Marine Associat1on, Inc.
Limerick, PA

761st Tank Battalion and Allied Veterans Association Chicago, IL

The African American Gallery of the Ethnic Heritage Museum Rockford, IL

The ACES Museum Philadelphia, PA

Colonel Charles Young American Legion Post #682 Philadelphia, PA

The 13th United States Colored Troops Living History Association Murfreesboro, TN

Here’s the PDF record mentation of the letter:

Letter To Councilwoman Carroll Fife On Black Veterans And Oakland Army Base by Zennie Abraham connected Scribd https://www.scribd.com/embeds/523322062/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-qTAXnnFyx3hdm51DTTsv

Carroll Fife And The Oakland City Council Must Support This Effort To Honor These Oaklanders

Hopefully, Councilmember Fife, Mayor Schaaf, and the Oakland City Council bash marque this a reality.

Stay tuned.