Posted on April 30, 2009 - by Venik
Photos: African-Americans in WWII
A small gallery of photos showing African-American soldiers during the Second World War. About 125,000 blacks served in US combat units overseas during the war. “Many soldiers of color served their country with distinction during World War II. There were 125,000 African Americans who were overseas in World War II. Famous segregated units, such as the Tuskegee Airmen and 761st Tank Battalion proved their value in combat, leading to desegregation of all U.S. Armed Forces by order of President Harry S. Truman in July 1948 via Executive Order 9981.” (Wikipedia)
For more WWII photos, check out these links:
- Eastern Front
- The Battle of Kursk, part 1
- The Battle of Kursk, part 2
- Second World War, part 1
- Second World War, part 2
- Panzetruppen
- The US in Second World War
- African-Americans in WWII
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