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After World War II, the USMC reduced in size; the number of African-American Marines dropped to 2,000 men, which was one-tenth of wartime levels. [1] In 1947, the Marine Corps forced African-American men to choose between leaving the service or becoming a steward (a food service position). [1]
Bernstein, Alison R. American Indians and World War II: Toward a New Era in Indian Affairs (1991) Brooks, Jennifer E. Defining the Peace: World War II Veterans, Race, and the Remaking of Southern Political Tradition (Univ of North Carolina Press, 2004) Bruscino Jr, Thomas A. "Minorities in the Military." in by James C. Bradford, ed.
The Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II: Documentary film co-produced by Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum and narrated by actors Louis Gossett Jr. and Denzel Washington. It tells the story of the primarily black 761st Tank Battalion (United States) and 183rd Combat Engineers during World War II. 1993 () Posse
The Marine Corps, being a combat arm of the Navy, did not recruit any black soldiers: instead, the USMC was serviced by US Navy supply personnel including black laborers. Unlike the United States Army which had separate regiments that a soldier could remain in for his entire military career, Marines were individually transferred to various ship ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was a predominantly Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams. [2] It was the only predominantly Black US Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War ...
Not only because of her personal identity as a Black woman but because military service is in her bloodline. She’s a fourth-generation army soldier and is married to a 30-year veteran ...
A Marine Corps Women's Reserve recruiting poster during World War II. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR) was the World War II women's branch of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. It was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 30 July 1942. Its purpose was to release ...
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 ...