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The Black WWII Soldiers Who Spirited Supplies to the Allied Front Line
The Red Ball Express gave the Allies a strategic advantage over the German infantry ... and deployment, Black troops served bravely in every theater of World War II. Many saw patriotism and ...
The Conversation3y
The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II
The Red Ball Express gave the Allies a strategic advantage over the German infantry divisions ... microcosm of the larger Black American experience during World War II. Prompted by the Pittsburgh ...
The New York Times5y
U.S. Ship Sunk in World War II by German Sub Is Found Off Maine Coast
It’s almost pitch black ... warship was sunk during World War II.Credit...David Sharp/Associated Press In 2001, the Navy ruled that Eagle 56 had been destroyed by a German torpedo, making ...