World War II: Black American History #31
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Date: 2022-04-04
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twothreebravo
During WWII there were three segregated tank battalions formed whose units were composed of African American personnel with African American junior officers and white senior officers. The 761st was the most widely recognized of the three for its service during the Battle of the Bulge, the other two the 784th and the 758th also served with great distinction in the European theater. -
The 758th served in Italy and most notably had a young Jackie Robinson among its members. The 758th also is able to directly trace its lineage to the current 1st Battalion of the 64th Armor Regiment (1/64 Armor) of the US Army who use the same mascot, a black African elephant, and motto -We Pierce-. During my time in the Army, I proudly served in 1/64 Armor and proudly carried on the legacy of these great men. -
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During WWII there were three segregated tank battalions formed whose units were composed of African American personnel with African American junior officers and white senior officers. The 761st was the most widely recognized of the three for its service during the Battle of the Bulge, the other two the 784th and the 758th also served with great distinction in the European theater. -
The 758th served in Italy and most notably had a young Jackie Robinson among its members. The 758th also is able to directly trace its lineage to the current 1st Battalion of the 64th Armor Regiment (1/64 Armor) of the US Army who use the same mascot, a black African elephant, and motto -We Pierce-. During my time in the Army, I proudly served in 1/64 Armor and proudly carried on the legacy of these great men. -
Hooah.
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Kevin
I loved this video! Thank you for covering this. My grandfather was an assistant gunner on one of the warships during WW2; the Pacific campaign. I remembered my dad (who was in the army during the beginning of the Vietnam war) spoke about when grandpa spoke about the rampant racism he experienced, but only once. Mainly because he did not talk about the war. He hated how he and other black men were treated over there. Pops said the reason he was made an assistant gunner was he was one of the few men who had a 12th-grade education serving on the ship and they needed someone smart to help load the guns (I guess they lost other white men in combat so he was needed to help out in that capacity.
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I loved this video! Thank you for covering this. My grandfather was an assistant gunner on one of the warships during WW2; the Pacific campaign. I remembered my dad (who was in the army during the beginning of the Vietnam war) spoke about when grandpa spoke about the rampant racism he experienced, but only once. Mainly because he did not talk about the war. He hated how he and other black men were treated over there. Pops said the reason he was made an assistant gunner was he was one of the few men who had a 12th-grade education serving on the ship and they needed someone smart to help load the guns (I guess they lost other white men in combat so he was needed to help out in that capacity.
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Notcho
The Tuskegee airmen where highly oppressed and targeted by racists in the top brass. until every bomber crew in the airforce requested them. Apparently the bomber pilots were more interested in getting home alive than in the color of the skin of pilots of their supporting fighters. Holy shit. this video just showed a picture of my grandmother at 3: 08.
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The Tuskegee airmen where highly oppressed and targeted by racists in the top brass. until every bomber crew in the airforce requested them. Apparently the bomber pilots were more interested in getting home alive than in the color of the skin of pilots of their supporting fighters. Holy shit. this video just showed a picture of my grandmother at 3: 08.
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Legolord
This is the best insight of Black American history I have ever watched. There are ones that do go well into detail when you look for the right material, but this series has opened an opportunity to learn about Black History in a way that I have never seen before until I took a class about Black American history in College.
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This is the best insight of Black American history I have ever watched. There are ones that do go well into detail when you look for the right material, but this series has opened an opportunity to learn about Black History in a way that I have never seen before until I took a class about Black American history in College.
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Julie
Is there a connection between the Tuskegee Airmen and the Tuskegee Experiment from two episodes ago? Was one named after the other? Did they come from the same place? Did -Tuskegee- mean something particular in this context? Or is it just happenstance that they're both named the same thing?
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Is there a connection between the Tuskegee Airmen and the Tuskegee Experiment from two episodes ago? Was one named after the other? Did they come from the same place? Did -Tuskegee- mean something particular in this context? Or is it just happenstance that they're both named the same thing?
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Ross
My Dad found out that one of the janitors at his school, Lowell High School in San Francisco was a tank commander of the 761(I think. He fought in several battles and linked up with a Soviet Ukranian tank battalion at war's end.
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My Dad found out that one of the janitors at his school, Lowell High School in San Francisco was a tank commander of the 761(I think. He fought in several battles and linked up with a Soviet Ukranian tank battalion at war's end.
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PavarottiAardvark
I remember watching an interview with a Tuskegee Airman who had been shot down. He commented that the POW camp he was kept in was integrated, but then he got back to the states and was suddenly segregated again.
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I remember watching an interview with a Tuskegee Airman who had been shot down. He commented that the POW camp he was kept in was integrated, but then he got back to the states and was suddenly segregated again.
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Dry
I-m a US History teacher and I was right in the middle of preparing a lesson on minorities in WWII when this video popped up on my phone-perfect timing!
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I-m a US History teacher and I was right in the middle of preparing a lesson on minorities in WWII when this video popped up on my phone-perfect timing!
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Ksenia
It's amazing the perseverence and belief and love of their country. Makes me wonder how black people were treated in Canada at this time too
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It's amazing the perseverence and belief and love of their country. Makes me wonder how black people were treated in Canada at this time too
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BilliXRoxanne
My great grandfather was an Air craft mechanic at West Over in western Massachusetts. This episode felt so personal. Thank you.
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My great grandfather was an Air craft mechanic at West Over in western Massachusetts. This episode felt so personal. Thank you.
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