Carlton Skinner[2] (April 8, 1913 – June 22, 2004[3]) was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces.

[4] President Harry Truman appointed Skinner governor in 1949, after the United States Navy ceded control of the island to the Department of the Interior.

When the United States entered World War II, the Coast Guard was integrated into the Navy, and the Sea Cloud was sent out on combat service.

Earlier, while serving as executive officer of the USCGC Northland, Skinner began to question the Armed Forces policy of ship segregation.

[5] Seeking to prove a point, Skinner sailed with the Navy's first fully-integrated crew since the Civil War, with duties spread equally among white and black crewmen.

[4] After leaving the governor's post in 1953, Skinner lived in various locations around the world, serving as chief financial officer for American President Lines, Colt Industries, and Fairbanks-Morse.

[2] A Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Maintenance Team Building at Naval Base Guam is also named in his honor.