1. TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
2. FAMOUS
BLACK SQUADRON
3. TARGET
BRIEFING
4. WAAC
HEADQUARTERS
5. THE
GUN CREW
6. NAVIGATION CADETS
7. CENTRAL
POSTAL DIRECTORY
8. AVIATION
BATTALION
9. GENERAL
QUARTERS
10. CAPT.
ARMY NURSE CORPS |
A gun crew of six black sailors who were given the Navy Cross for standing by their gun when their ship was damaged by enemy attack in the Philippine area." Crew members: Jonell Copeland, AtM2/c; Que Gant, StM; Harold Clark, Jr., StM; James Eddie Dockery, StM; Alonzo Alexander Swann, StM; and Eli Benjamin, StM. Ca. 1945.
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Source: U.S. National Archives & Records Administration |
