Editing Jacob Lawrence (section)

==== World War II ====
In October 1943, during the [[Second World War]], Lawrence was drafted into the [[United States Coast Guard]] and served as a public affairs specialist with the first racially integrated crew on the [[USCGC Sea Cloud (WPG-284)|USCGC ''Sea Cloud'']], under [[Carlton Skinner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/FAQS/Jacob_Lawrence.html|title=Jacob Lawrence, USCG biography|access-date=March 3, 2008|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006151625/http://www.uscg.mil/history/FAQS/Jacob_Lawrence.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He continued to paint and sketch while in the Coast Guard, documenting the experience of war around the world. He produced 48 paintings during this time, all of which have been lost. He achieved the rank of [[petty officer third class]].