75 Free Photos of African American Servicemen

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SC 171514 - Getting ready to turn in.
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SC 364368 - Light tank manned by Negro trainees.
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SC 180048 - A convoy unloading men and supplies north of Agropoli, Italy. 21 September, 1943.
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SC 364373 - Personnel of the Postal Unit of a depot in England sort packages and mail.
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SC 364371 - GI chorus entertains U.S. troops at large HQ in Belgium on Christmas Eve.
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SC 151566 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin Davis is making a personnel inspection of colored troops somewhere in England.
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SC 184655 - It's chow time at an Air Base Security Bn. in the South Pacific Area. 29 June, 1943.
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SC 151461 - Ball players: Pvt. Joe Shephard, and Pvt. Sunny Jeffries, South Sector All Stars, Hawaii.
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SC 184776-S - One of the strangest methods of merchandise delivery yet to be devised is that of parachuting eggs to earth for the use of American soldiers in the jungles of Burma...
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SC 364374 - Part of audience enjoying all-soldier entertainment near VII headquarters in Germany, sponsored by Quartermaster troops.
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SC 184657 - Tropical Boogie-Woogie is given by Pvt. Albert Wright of Cleveland, Ohio, in a recreation hall in the South Pacific Area.
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SC 184651 - Sgt. Walter Rothschild of Birmingham, Ala, gets a "G.I." haircut while a Fijian native awaits his turn in the chair.
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SC 151564 - Major General John C.H. Lee during an inspection tour of colored troops somewhere in England.
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SC 364367 - The post chapel has large crowd of colored troops in afternoon of Bishop Gregg sermon. 22 December, 1943.
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SC 171512 - Members of a Medical Detachment stowing their duffels and testing their hammocks on the deck of the transport on which they embarked for overseas.
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SC 364060 - Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr., inspects the I Corps Honor Guard at Hongchon, Korea. 12 April, 1945.
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SC 184658 - An outdoor class in airplane identification is held somewhere in the South Pacific Area by Capt. Seymour Tucker of an Air Base Security Bn.
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SC 196108-S - Sgt. Harvey Woodward, Howard, Ga., is a commander of an M-4 tank, somewhere in France.
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SC 364372 - Three bakers at a depot, somewhere in England, test a fresh pan of loaves as they come out of the oven.
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SC 164669 - A message is speeded on its way by these men from a Hq. Det. of an Air Base Security Bn. somewhere in the South Pacific Area.
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SC 364572 - Members of the 49th CA, (Colored) firing 155mm howitzer at night on Bougainville.
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SC 196205-S - Members of a Port Battalion unload boxes of turkeys from liberty ships to trucks for transportation to all the fighting fronts for "Turkey Day" dinner.
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SC 171509 - Pvt. Robert A. Williams of Clarksdale, Miss., as he contemplates sleeping in a hammock aboard the transport on which his unit embarked for overseas.
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SC 184650 - A good dinner is in store for a company of an Air Base Security Bn. in the South Pacific Area, judging by the smile of Sgt. Walter Rothschild.
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SC 151578 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis during inspection of quarters of colored troops in England. October 2, 1942.
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SC 354381 - Pvt. Eugene Hamilton of Huntington, L.I., guards the Bn.'s tanks. Munich area, Germany.
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SC 184642 - A "shot" is given to Pvt. Glenn Moore, Warren, Ohio, by T/5 Henry Edwards, member of a Medical Detachment serving in the South Pacific Area.
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SC 364383 - Before attack: armored infantry dug-in in a field prior to attacking Nassig, Germany.
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SC 196103-S - Field officers of a Motor Transport unit await action, near Nancy, France.
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SC 151567 - Major Gen. John C.H. Lee and Brig. General Benj. O. Davis inspect troops somewhere in England.
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SC 196212-A-S - Members of an artillery unit stand by and check their equipment while convoy takes a break. E.T.O., 9 November, 1944.
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SC 329679 - Soldiers of the 24th Infantry in New Georgia, man a 37mm gun used for beach against the enemy. 15 October, 1943.
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SC 364380 - Men of 2794th Eng. Fire-Fighting Platoon in Heidelberg, Germany on their fire truck. 21 January, 1946.
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SC 151575 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis is greatly satisfied with the skill of the individual soldier during a close inspection of colored troops in England.
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SC 337399 - At the 47th Reinforcement Depot, Pvt. George E. Stevens, Abbottsburg, North Carolina, undergoes some serious infantry training. 28 February, 1945.
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SC 151569 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis and Maj. Gen. John C.H. Lee inspect colored troops in Bristol, England. 2 October, 1942.
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SC 364378 - Before taking off on a pass, Cpl. Clarence Carter, 1808 Bainbridge St. Philadelphia, Pa., with 411th Port Company, gives his shoes a good shine.
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SC 196109-S - Pvt. Nathaniel Simmons, Beaford, S.C., is the assistant driver of an M-4 tank, somewhere in France. Nancy. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 364376 - Soldiers of a Field Artillery Battalion near Ubach, Germany, sit in dugout near their gun waiting for firing orders.
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SC 171515 - Pvt. Isaac Bartell, left, Detroit, Mich., gets last-minute instructions from S/Sgt. Thomas A. Blackstone, Leonardtown, Md., as they prepare to go overseas.
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SC 184656 - "Old Glory" is lowered in a retreat ceremony somewhere in the South Pacific Area by Cpl. John O. Crittonden, a member of an Air Base Security Bn. 29 June, 1943.
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SC 151563 - Major General John C.H. Lee and Brig. General Benjamin O. Davis inspect Services of Supply troops somewhere in England. 2 October, 1942.
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SC 337398 - Pvt. Felix Lawson, 534 West St., [illegible], Md., and Pvt. Sammie Jenkins, 1200 17th St. Tuscaloosa, Ala., demonstrate the proper method of digging a foxhole.
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SC 336785 - Before moving on to the next objective, the remaining tanks of the Byrne Task Force are serviced by their crews.
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SC 198949 - The body of a dead Negro soldier bears mute testimony to the force of the German drive down the Serchio Valley.
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SC 364386 - Colored infantry load up on lead tank to go into wooded area where a number of Germans have been reported.
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SC 151574 - During an inspection tour of colored troops of the Services of Supply somewhere in England, Brigadier Gen. Benjamin O. Davis examines a rifle of one of the men. 2 October, 1942.
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SC 348837 - L to R: Lt. David Carlisle, Los Angeles, Calif.; Lt. Collins Whitacker, Raleigh, N.C.; and Cpl. Paul Witt, Webster Grove, Mo.
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SC 196101-S - WOJO Clarence I. Godbold, Yonkers, N.Y., is personnel officer of a Motor Transport unit near Nancy, France.
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SC 196107-S - Pvt. L.C. Byrd, Tuscaloosa, Ala., is a commander in a M-4 tank of a Motor Transport unit, near Nancy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 364375 - Four of the more than 200 service troops in France who volunteered for combat service, many of them accepting reductions in grade from Sgt. and Cpl. to qualify for the new assignment.
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SC 196150 - Members of the 2nd Bn., 25th Combat Team, 93rd Div., wade across the Laruma River carrying mortar shells to the other side.
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SC 151573 - Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, left, and Maj. Gen. John C.H. Lee inspect troops during a tour of colored soldiers somewhere in England. 2 October, 1944.
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SC 196102-S - Capt. Garland N. Adamson, Chicago, Ill. is unit surgeon of an outfit near Nancy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 196106-S - Cpl. Carlton Chapman, Pembroke, Va., is a machine gunner in an M4 tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit near Nancy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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C-920 - This is the exterior of the Red Cross Center at Viareggio, Italy, formerly used by German and Italian troops. 23 March, 1945 approx.
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SC 364569 - Loading a 155mm M1 rifle of Btry B, 49th Coast Artillery, Section 2, negro troops operating. 16 April, 1944.
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SC 196104-S - 2nd Lt. Joe E. Johnson, New York City, is a maintenance officer of a Motor Transport unit awaiting action, near Nancy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 196151 - En route to Hill 165, members of 93rd Div. struggle through some clinging mud along the East-West trail on an island in the South Pacific.
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SC 196110-S- T/4 Claude Mann, Chicago, ILL, is the driver of an M-4 tank attached to a motor transport unit, near Nacy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 364370 - In a bomb shattered house members of the 92nd Inf. Div. are drying out. 14 December, 1944.
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SC 195583-S - Heavily-laden American Negro troops walking across the decks of British "Zed Lighters" to be carried ashore. They came on the French troop ship "Columbie" from the United States. 6 October, 1944.
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SC 196105-S - This M-4 medium tank is put thru the (?) in the mud by members of the Motor transport unit, near Nancy, France. 5 November, 1944.
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SC 337400 - Lt. Col. Nolan Troxell, 1609 Olive St., Little Rock, Arkansas, veteran combat officer explains the tactics of infantry warfare to a group of Negro soldiers, all volunteers from service units.
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SC 364048 - Lt. William J. Gaines, Newport, RI., and Lt. Frank James, Wharton, Texas, both of the 630th Ord. Ammo Co., examine nose plugs on 155 mm shells at 630th Ord. Ammo Depot in Seoul, Korea.
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C-780 - Capt. James H. Page, Los Angeles, California, attached to the 92nd (Negro) Div., Medical Supply, stands in an incompleted ship turret bearing Nazi emblem in a shipyard near Viareggo, Italy.
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SC 364030 - Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond (left) CG X Corps, stops to talk to Pfc. James H. Gatewood, Huntington, W.Va., (right) 2nd Bn., 9th Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div...
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SC 364047 - (L-R) Cpl. Willie Nears, Pasadena, Calif., Sgt. Jeorge T. Hilyard, San Pedro, Calif., and Sgt. George Pettis, Philadelphia, Pa., members of 630th Ord. Ammo Co., examine captured Chinese ammo at Seoul.
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SC 364565 - Sgt. John C. Clark, Lorman, Miss., and S/Sgt. Ford M. Shaw, Tuscon, Arizo., (l-r) clean their rifles in bivouac area alongside the (illegible) Trail, Bogainville.
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SC 329839 - Members of the 758th Light Tank Bn. (Colored) fire their 75mm howitzer in support of infantry movements on the Fifth Army front. 4 April, 1945.
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SC 329821 - The .50 cal. machine gun and crew of the 90th Coastal Artillery are temporarily stationed at Oujda, North Africa, near U.S. Fifth Army headquarters upon the request of the Sultan of Morocco for his protection during his visit there.
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SC 364379 - S/Sgt. Jacobs E. White, RT 4 Sumter, S.C., pulls his rank on his twin brother, Cpl. Benjamin S. White, by getting him to police up the area at Camp Atlanta near Chalons, France.
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SC 329721 - At the newly opened Red Cross club in Cherbourg. Cpl. Charles C. Murphyel, of Brooklyn, N.Y., gets his share of Yankee doughnuts and coffee. Girls are French Red Cross volunteers. 29 July, 1944.
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SC 184654 - Sparring off in a friendly fashion, Pfc. Palmer L. Usher, former professional boxer known as "Young Kid Usher", and Pfc. John D. Henry, respectively from Los Angeles, Calif., and Shreveport, La., feel each other out before throwing a punch.
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SC 329840 - As the 442nd Inf. Regt. (Nisei) pushes on Mt. Belvedere, tanks of the 758th Light Tank Bn. (Negro) fire in support with 75mm howitzers from Seravezza. 4 April, 1945.
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