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A TRIBUTE TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR II
This is a comprehensive, concise, well-written history of the roles played by African American men and women in the U.S. military during the Second World War.
During the war, the role of African Americans in a segregated U.S. Army expanded considerably. Besides quartermaster and service units, African Americans served honorably as infantrymen, combat engineers, artillerists, and tankers in a number of tank destroyer and tank battalions in Europe. Also, for the first time, African Americans were given the opportunities to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps (later United States Army Air Force = USAAF) as fighter pilots first with the 99th Fighter Squadron and later with the 332nd Fighter Group, establishing a fine combat record in Europe. Furthermore, African American soldiers also served in Asia and the Pacific.
The book also highlights the roles performed by African Americans in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Merchant Marine.
Anyone interested in learning about a still largely unheralded saga in U.S. history will gain much knowledge from reading this book.