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Unknown Negroes' Flying Unit Scores First Victory

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.071 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Selfridge, Michigan Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 3 July 1943 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.0 x 5.9 cm. Order a Copy

Newspaper clipping details a successful mission of a black air force unit. It mentions that General Dwight D. Eisenhower congratulated the first lieutenant, Charles Hall of Brazil, Indiana for shooting down an enemy plane.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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