Ruben Rivers

Good Morning POU! We continue honoring our Medal of Honor recipients. Today's honoree was a member of the famed 761st Tank Battalion during World War II. Read more about "Black Panthers" as they were called, in the POU archives here. Ruben Rivers  Ruben Rivers (1921 – November 19, 1944) was a Staff Sergeant in the 761st Tank Battalion, a black tank battalion which … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes