African American Soldiers in Training

ID: 535 ~ Source: M. Alexis Scott; Army photos assembled by David L. Reeves Jr.
 ~ Creator: U.S. Army ~ Date: 1943 - 1944
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The many units of black soldiers during World War II were supported by numerous African American personnel, both men and women, civilian and enlisted.

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By W.A. Scott III
"I started out really as a photographer at an air base squadron at Tuskegee, Alabama. And incidentally at Tuskegee it was the training for black pilots. About 1,000 were actually given wings at this institution. It really was not at Tuskegee…