'These were the Americans: nearly 2,000 of them'…..There was a husky apprentice plasterer from Philadelphia who flew a fighter. His seven-ton Thunderbolt was last seen in a dive over the Zuider Zee, an Me 109 close behind with its nose-cannon...
African-Americans have served proudly in every conflict that the United States has participated in, yet their outstanding acts of heroism have remained anonymous in several instances. They served in spite of slavery, as well as blatant prejudice...
As in the case of some other titles in the United States Army in World War II series, Ulysses Lee's "The Employment of Negro Troops" has been long and widely recognized as a standard work on its subject. The volume opens with background chapters...
As Sergeants Major, we are confident when making decisions that may have major impacts on our Soldiers and/or units. That confidence hasn’t always been there to steer us into making those right or ethical decisions though. For most of us, we had...
As Sergeants Major, we are confident when making decisions that may have major impacts on our Soldiers and/or units. That confidence hasn’t always been there to steer us into making those right or ethical decisions though. For most of us, we had...
Black-Americans had fought and died for this country for centuries. Some claimed they began to fight for this country during the colonial times, years before the American flag existed. Our country's early historical records aren't specific enough...
Contains a narrative of events displaying the facts, seriousness of difficulties encountered, decisions made, results of such and management of the campaign and its effect on the war.
Contains the "joint security plan, refugee processing center resettlement operation, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas" prepared by the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. This plan reflects the status of law enforcement and security planning for...
Corps are the Army's largest tactical units, the instruments with which higher echelons of command conduct maneuver at the operational level (FM 100-5, Operations, May 1986). The corps staff is the principal planning and coordinating agency upon...
Detailed orders for air, ground and water forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Contains several annexes. Digitized by the Military History Institute.
Discusses the German High Command, the basic structure of the German Army, its organizations and commanders, miscellaneous units, indexes of senior officers and semi-military organizations.
From Harlem streets and other New York City neighborhoods they came, members of the only U.S. unit, to get "over there" with their old State name, the 15th New York. These black National Guardsmen soon found themselves with a new name, the 369th...
From March 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Chris Baer commanded the 369th Transportation Company, US Army Reserve - a palletized load system (PLS) unit based in Wichita, Kansas, that ended up being cross-leveled...
In 1815, Negro troops served with Andrew Jackson in New Orleans to repel the British Invaders, and marched in the ranks of Washington's Armies in the cause of Independence, but they were yet to participate in their first large scale employment....
In P.R. I see a lot of soldiers looking at the armed forces as an option to improve their
quality of life. Since the United States Army exist, there are many Puerto Ricans soldiers
that proudly serve the United States Of America. Once they are in...
In this second of two interviews, Major Melissa Carter talks about serving on a military transition team for the Iraqi 1st Motorized Transportation Regiment in Habbaniyah, Iraq from May 2007 through April 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom....
Prior to 1950, the Army restricted the service of blacks to limited roles in a racially segregated Army. During World War II, black America fought for an increased combat role, believing that contributions on the battlefield would lead to increased...