Posted on Apr 23, 2020
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I just came across this story while doing some Internet research of the Holocaust. I had never heard of the Fort Lawton riots that occurred after a WWII Italian POW was attacked by black American soldiers. Apparently the Italian POWs were treated better than Black American soldiers. The article goes on to show how wrongs were righted albeit many years later and what one of the American soldiers waited til just before he died to receive. Its a short read but well worth it. There is a book thats mentioned in the article I will have to read.
fort-lawton-veteran-dies-hours-after-armys-apology-honorable-discharge-award
Posted from seattletimes.com
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The treatment of black Americans in uniform prior to the integration of the armed services was appalling! I commend to anyone interested on the problem in WWII my essay "Recipe for Failure: Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond and the Preparation of the 92d Infantry Division for Combat in World War II," which appeared in the July 1992 issue of the Journal of Military History. The selection of Almond, a
white Southerner, to command the first black division formed in WWII was disastrous. He insisted on filling all of the division's key leadership positions with white Southerners because they "understood" how best to deal with black troops. It truly was a "recipe for failure." . . .
white Southerner, to command the first black division formed in WWII was disastrous. He insisted on filling all of the division's key leadership positions with white Southerners because they "understood" how best to deal with black troops. It truly was a "recipe for failure." . . .
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