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Military history of African Americans - World Wars | | Military history of African Americans - World Wars: Encyclopedia II - Military history of African Americans - World Wars | | | Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion.
Many soldiers of color served their country with distinction during World War I and World War II. Famous segregated units, such as the Tuskegee Airmen and U.S. 761st Tank Battalion proved their value in combat, leading to desegregation of all US Armed Forces by order of President Harry S. Truman in July of 1948 via Executive Order 9981.
93rd Infantry Division (Colored)
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Military history of African Americans - World Wars
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion.
Many soldiers of color served their country with distinction during World War I and World War II. Famous segregated units, such as the Tuskegee Airmen and U.S. 761st Tank Battalion proved their value in combat, leading to desegregation of all US Armed Forces by order of President Harry S. Truman in July of 1948 via Executive Order 9981.
- 93rd Infantry Division (Colored)
- Harlem Hellfighters
- U.S. 371st Infantry Regiment
- Oliver Law
- 555th Parachute Infantry Company
- U.S. 761st Tank Battalion
- Tuskegee Airmen
- Dorie Miller
With black people in the US army this created tensions. They were not treated well despite a high enlistment rate. The only time they were equal was when they were on the front line. At parades, church services, in transportation and canteens the races were kept seperate. Little had changed since World War I and showed that even though slavery had ended African Americans did not have full citizenship.
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