Question: Cuba M. Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor, he gained later attention for his role in "Men of Honor", as Carl Maxie Brashear, a United States Navy sailor, and was the first African American to become what?
Sentence (from "Osborn Deignan"): Born in Iowa, he joined the Navy in 1894 and participated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, the largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American war.
Relevant evidence: No