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Executive Order 9981
President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military on July 26, 1948. The 60th celebration was held on July 23, 2008. ...
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555th Parachute Inf.
Museum of Black WW II History. 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion ... The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. Many years before "black pride" became a ...
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761st Tank Battalion
The 761st was always attacking, and General Patton said, "The Negro tank battalion ... The actions of the 761st tank battalion were one of the reasons why ...
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761st Tank Battalion
The 761st was activated April 1, 1942. The first year, no one expected the battalion ever to see combat, but in May of 1943 Major Paul Bates became ...
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761st Tank Battalion
761st Tank Battalion · Pres. Unit Citation · Ammunition Sailors · From Taps to Jazz · Executive Order 9981 · Soldiers Stories ...
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Museum of Black WWII History
Museum of Black WWII History. ... The all-black 332nd Fighter Group (The Tuskegee Airmen) escorted more than 200 bombing missions over Germany without the ...
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Museum of Black WWII History
Museum of Black WWII History. ... and unappreciated contribution of the 1.1 million African-Americans who served in the U.S. military in World War II. ...
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Museum of Black WWII History
Museum of Black WWII History. ... and unappreciated contribution of the 1.1 million African-Americans who served in the U.S. military in World War II. ...
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Charity Adams
Jan 16, 2007 ... Adams Earley commanded an African-American female postal battalion in England during World War II. She was among the black military pioneers ...
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From Taps to Jazz
Jan 28, 2008 ... From Taps to Jazz Bill Dixon ... Free jazz pioneer Bill Dixon speaks about his time serving in the segregated U.S. Army during World War II. ...
