Navy Christens New Ship The USNS Charles Drew
Christened by his three surviving children, the United States Navy officially named its latest cargo and ammunition ship the USNS Charles Drew.
The vessel was named after Drew for his groundbreaking work in storing and transferring blood, which saved untold lives in World War II. The Washington native died in 1950 from severe injuries in a car accident, not — despite persistent urban myths — from being denied hospital care because he was black. He was only 45, but already a nationally recognized figure.
Dr. Drew is widely known in black college circles as the former chair of the Department of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine, but he also was a biology instructor, athletic director and head football coach at Morgan State University from 1926-1928.
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You are correct! In my haste to highlight Dr Drew’s membership in Omega Psi Phi, I misquoted his role. Dr Drew wrote the last 2 verses of the Frat song “Omega Dear” in 1931.
Dr. Drew was born in 1904, which would put him founding Omega Psi Phi at the age of seven.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Psi_Phi
Dr Drew was also one of the 4 Founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in 1911 at Howard University.