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  1. Marwa Nyanganyi

    Marwa Nyanganyi

  2. Doris Miller

    Doris Miller

    Just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Miller was the first African American to recieve the...
  3. Afro American of the 24th Infantry,

    Afro American of the 24th Infantry,

    "African American of the 24th Infantry, attached to the Americal Division, wait to advance behind a tank assault on the Jap[anese], along Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville." 1944.
  4. African American MP

    African American MP

    African American MP. notice the sign "colored military police". Alot of african american men served in various parts of the service.
  5. The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express was one of World War II's most massive logistics operations, manned primarily by African American soldiers. The trucks kept gasoline and other vital supplies rolling to the front as American troops pushed the Germans out of France and back toward Berlin.
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