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  2. Category : United States Marine Corps personnel killed in ...

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    American personnel of the United States Marine Corps who were killed in World War II (1939-1945). Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.

  3. Ethnic minorities in the United States Armed Forces during ...

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    Black people were an important source of manpower for the armed forces in World War II as is shown by the fact that a total of 1,056,841 African American registrants were inducted into the armed forces through Selective Service as of December 31, 1945. [41] Of these, 885,945 went into the Army, 153,224 into the Navy, 16,005 into the Marine ...

  4. 1945 Katsuyama killing incident - Wikipedia

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    The location of the city of Nago (red) on Okinawa Island into which the village of Katsuyama has since been merged.. The 1945 Katsuyama killing incident was the killing of three African-American United States Marines in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa after the Battle of Okinawa on July 10, 1945, to August 13, 1946.

  5. List of people executed by the United States military

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    The U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945 (payment required) contains the names of many American servicemen executed by military authority overseas. These people are generally identified in the Rosters as GP (or General Prisoners) and were interred under the category of Administrative Decision .

  6. Agana race riot - Wikipedia

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    The Agana Race Riot (December 24–26, 1944) took place in Agana, Guam, as the result of internal disputes between white and black United States Marines.The riot was one of the most serious incidents between African-American and white military personnel in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

  7. Military history of African Americans - Wikipedia

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    The best-known work of the Quartermaster Corps in World War II was the brief Red Ball Express, which ferried food, supplies and fuel along the rapid advance of Allied forces from the Normandy Invasion to the incursion into Germany. Six thousand trucks operating 24 hours a day, most with two African American drivers on circular routes carried ...

  8. Desegregation in the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    From 1942 to 1945, some 375 to 420 Navajo trained as code talkers, part of about 540 Marines who were native Navajo speakers during World War II. All of these soldiers served in desegregated units alongside Marines of various races. [11] A total of 874 Native Americans of various tribes served in the USMC in World War II. [12]

  9. Women in the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Corps created the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in 1943, during America's involvement in World War II. [8] Ruth Cheney Streeter was its first director. [ 9 ] Over 20,000 women Marines served in World War II, in over 225 different specialties, filling 85 percent of the enlisted jobs at Headquarters Marine Corps and comprising one-half ...