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AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II

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Compiled by Bennie J. McRae, Jr.

Photo: U.S. Army Military History Institute Tankers of the 761st Medium Tank Battalion - European Theater of Operations, August, 1944	Photo: Department of Defense (USMC) Members of the 3rd Marine Ammunition Company on Saipan in 1944

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"Fourteen millions of loyal Americans have the right to expect that in a war for the advancement of the 'Four Freedoms' their sons be given the same right as any other American to train, to serve, and to fight in combat units in defense of the United States in this greatest war in its history," U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish (R-New York). - (The Four Freedoms, offered as goals by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, were freedom of speech and religion and freedom from want and fear.) Source: "Colored Troops in Combat," Congressional Record: House, February 23, 1944. pp. 2007-2008. From the book, "STRENGTH FOR THE FIGHT: A History of Black Americans in the Military," by Bernard C. Nalty.

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II http://www.world-war-2-history.com/books/1/1/ AFRICAN AMERICAN MARINES IN WORLD WAR II http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003132-00/sec1.htm

WORLD WAR II VETERANS THE ARMY WOULD RATHER FORGET: ..... old.fairfieldweekly.com/articles/twofronts.html

PHOTOS D-DAY - 60th Anniversary Ceremony, St. Lo, France www.bjmjr.com/ww2/d-day_anniversary.htm

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE LEDO/STILLWELL ROAD www.LedoRoad.com

ONLINE WORLD WAR II INDEXES AND RECORDS A Genealogy Guide www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/

MILITARY RECORDS AND VETERANS REFERENCE DESK www.bjmjr.com/military/index.htm

ASSOCIATION OF THE "2221" NEGRO VOLUNTEERS www.bjmjr.com/2221/home.htm

THE MAKING OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN www.bjmjr.com/tuskegee/making_airmen.htm ************ THE TUSKEGEE ARMY AIRFIELD (How it looks today) www.bjmjr.com/ww2/taaf.htm

DOCUMENTING AFRICAN AMERICAN D-DAY VETERANS “A Tribute to Those Who Also Served” http://www.bjmjr.com/ww2/dday_vets.htm

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL World War II Oral History Project http://www.bjmjr.com/ww2/wchhs_ww2history.htm

PHOTOS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN DURING WORLD WAR II

• ARMY AIR FORCES

• THE HOMEFRONT

• MERCHANT MARINE

• REST AND RELAXATION

• PERSONALITIES

• TRAINING

• U. S. ARMY

• U. S. MARINE CORPS

• U. S. NAVY

• WOMEN IN THE MILITARY

SPECIAL REPORTS

• BLACKS IN THE WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS - Images and Captions

• THE TUSKEGEE ARMY AIRFIELD AND HOW IT LOOKS TODAY - Images

• THE BELGIUM REPORT

• ASSOCIATION OF THE "2221" NEGRO VOLUNTEERS - WORLD WAR II

• "THE NEGRO PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM" - Tuskegee, Alabama

• ANNA MAC CLARKE - A Pioneer in Military Leadership

• NEW YORK GOVERNOR HONORS AFRICAN AMERICAN WWII VETS WITH BRONZE STAR

• THE EMPLOYMENT OF NEGRO TROOPS. By Ulysses Lee.

• THE ARMY NURSE CORPS

SPECIAL REQUESTS/CURRENT EVENTS

• FORT DES MOINES MEMORIAL PARK AND EDUCATION CENTER

• A DREAM OF WINGS - Black female pilot Mildred Carter .....

• SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO A UNIT STATIONED IN THE PACIFIC

• BOMBER CREW ESCORTED BY THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN VISITS TUSKEGEE

• TUSKEGEE AIRMEN COMMISSION

• YANKS DOWNUNDER - WHERE WERE YOU IN '42?

RECORDS/READING LIST

• MILITARY RECORDS

• SUGGESTED READING LIST

• TUSKEGEE AIRMEN RECOMMENDED READING LIST

HOMEFRONT

• THE MAKING OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

• LEWIS A. JACKSON - Director of Training, 66th Army Air Corps Flight Training Detachment, Tuskegee, Alabama

• C. ALFRED "CHIEF" ANDERSON - Chief Flight Instructor, 66th Army Air Corps Flight Training Detachment, Tuskegee, Alabama

• CIVILIAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS AT TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA - Coming soon

• LIEUTENANT ANNA MAC CLARKE - A Pioneer in Military Leadership

• WOMEN'S FLYING TRAINING PROGRAM

• LIEUTENANT RAMON F. NOCHES

• HAITIAN FLIER USED TUSKEGEE TRAINING TO BATTLE DICTATORS

• NATIONAL AIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - Before the Tuskegee Airmen

• A DREAM OF WINGS - Black female pilot Mildred Carter .....

• THE ROAD THAT LED TO THE SKY

• ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA STREET RIOTS OF 1942

• A SHORT TRIP SOUTH

• THE MURDER OF PRIVATE RAYMOND CARR

• THE NAVY'S CHANGE OF POLICY

• 555th PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION

• 555th PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION

• THE MEN OF MONTFORD POINT - THE FIRST BLACK MARINES

• SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION

• CAMP LOCKETT, CALIFORNIA

EUROPEAN THEATER

• TIMELINE - WORLD WAR TWO IN EUROPE

• BLACK ARMY/ARMY AIR FORCE UNITS STATIONED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

• BLACK AIRMEN IN WORLD WAR II

• BLACKS IN THE WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS - Images and Captions

• COMBAT TROOPS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER

• 320TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BALLOON BATTALION AT NORMANDY BEACH

• 40TH LIGHT SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION

• FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN R. FOX

• SERGEANT MILTON GRAHAM - 69TH INFANTRY DIVISION

• MEN OF COURAGE

• WOMEN OF COURAGE

• BLACK SOLDIERS OF THE ARDENNES

• BATTLE OF THE BULGE - 761st Tank Battalion

• NINETY-SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION (#1 Entry)

• NINETY-SECOND INFANTRY (BUFFALO) DIVISION (#2 Entry) - Coming soon

• 366th INFANTRY REGIMENT, 92nd INFANTRY DIVISION - WORLD WAR II

• 761st TANK BATTALION

• 761st TANK BATTALION

• 761st TANK BATTALION PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION

• COMPANY A, 1314TH ENGINEER GENERAL SERVICES REGIMENT

• 6888th CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION

• 1700th ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION

• RED BALL EXPRESS

• AFRICAN AMERICANS GAIN FAME AS WORLD WAR II RED BALL EXPRESS DRIVERS

• SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION

• BLACK AMERICANS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR

• TUSKEGEE AIRMEN OF WORLD WAR II

• RED TAILS - THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

• THE CHILDREN THEY LEFT BEHIND

• THE BELGIUM REPORT

PACIFIC THEATER

• ARMY UNITS STATIONED IN THE PACIFIC

• DORIE MILLER - Update

• ALONZO SWANN

• NINETY-THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION

• THE MEN OF MONTFORD POINT - THE FIRST BLACK MARINES

• MONFORT POINT MARINES ON IWO JIMA

• AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE LEDO/STILLWELL ROAD

• LEDO ROAD - INDIA/BURMA/CHINA

• 858th ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION IN CHINA

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN TROOPS IN AUSTRALIA 1942-1945 - Coming soon

• BOOKER T. WASHINGTON CLUB, SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA 1942-1945 - Coming soon

• LEGION OF MERIT AWARDS

• SOLDIER'S MEDAL FOR HEROISM

• THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC by Vincent Tubbs

• Road Builders: Black Engineers in World War II

FAR NORTH

• Alcan Highway/95th Engineer Regiment - Colored

• Road Builders: Black Engineers in World War II

ORGANIZATIONS

• BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER - MONFORT POINT MARINES

• MONFORT POINT MARINES

• ASSOCIATION OF THE "2221" NEGRO VOLUNTEERS - WORLD WAR II

• NATIONAL AIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - Before the Tuskegee Airmen

• NINETY-SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION WORLD WAR II ASSOCIATION - Coming soon

• TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC. NATIONAL HOMEPAGE

• TUSKEGEE AIRMEN LOS ANGELES CHAPTER HOMEPAGE

• THREE SIXTY-SIX INFANTRY REGIMENT VETERANS ASSOCIATION HOMEPAGE

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY - DEFENSE STUDY SERIES

• INTEGRATION OF THE ARMED FORCES 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

• WORLD WAR II: THE ARMY

• WORLD WAR II: THE NAVY

• WORLD WAR II: THE MARINE CORPS AND THE COAST GUARD

• A POSTWAR SEARCH

• NEW DIRECTIONS

• A PROBLEMS OF QUOTAS

• SEGREGATION'S CONSEQUENCES

• THE POSTWAR NAVY

• THE POSTWAR MARINE CORPS

• THE POSTWAR AIR FORCE

• THE PRESIDENT INTERVENES

• SERVICE INTERESTS VERSUS PRESIDENTIAL INTENT

• THE FAHY COMMITTEE VERSUS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

• THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1949-1951

• INTEGRATION IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY

• THE ARMY INTEGRATES

• INTEGRATION OF THE MARINE CORPS

• A NEW ERA BEGINS

• LIMITED RESPONSE TO DISCRIMINATION

• EQUAL TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITY REDEFINED

• EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE MILITARY COMMUNITY

• FROM VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE TO SANCTIONS

• CONCLUSION

• NOTE ON SOURCES

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