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[Collection of photographs of African American soldiers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09407 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1940s Pagination: 10 photographs Order a Copy

10 panoramic photographs of various WWII black units of the armed forces, including that of General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.; Company "G" 11th QM Training Regiment, Camp Lee, Virginia; and others.

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