World War II

Subcategories 3

• 555th Parachute Infantry
• 761st Tank Battalion
• Tuskegee Airmen

Related categories 1

• Society › History › By Time Period › Twentieth Century › Wars and Conflicts › World War II › By Country › United States

Sites 5

• Montford Point Marines 28 Established to perpetuate the legacy of the first African Americans who entered the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1949. Offers news, downloads, convention details, gift store, community service projects, events, boot camp pictures, history album, and the history of African American service in the Corps.
• African-Americans in WW II Photo gallery highlights the contributions of African-Americans in the segregated armed forces. Offers captions and image details.
• Military History Online - The US Army in WWII Article explains the circumstances that brought African Americans into combat in WWII, the prejudices the overcame, their sacrifices, and their victories.
• Employment of Negro Troops Ulysses Lee, Professor of English at Morgan State College and former member of the Office of the Chief of Military History, details black involvement in World War II. Hosted by the US Army Center of Military History.
• WW2 African-American Medal of Honor Winners Read a report on the 1997 ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to seven soldiers and the conditions they survived in the segregated army.