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
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Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Morning POU! Today we honor the women of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion. Maj. Charity Adams, the 6888th’s commander, and Capt. Abbie Campbell inspect the troops upon their arrival in England, Feb. 15, 1945. During the war, nearly 1,000 women from the "Six-Triple Eight" Central Postal Battalion moved mountains of mail for millions of American service members and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Monday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II
The 40s were a time of big band, swing, and music to heal the hearts of the men and women serving in World War II. Remember the scene from "A Soldier's Story" with Big Mary belting out the blues? There were the sounds coming from the USO clubs for black soldiers (the first opening in Hattiesburg, MS in 1942) - Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Ella … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II