These women delivered mail from the home front to troops in the European theater, processing an average of 65,000 pieces of mail per shift. Charity Adams (1918-2002)Īdams, a member of the Women’s Army Corps, served as the leader of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Carter did and served in the 12th Armored Division, earning a Medal of Honor, posthumously, for fighting in Germany-one of seven Black Americans to receive the award for service in World War II. needed more troops in combat and asked Black Americans to volunteer.
Army made him a cook in a quartermaster truck company, becoming one of many Black Americans who were “assigned to roles that weren’t really suited to their skill set,” as Delmont puts it.īlack Americans were blocked from combat roles, but near the end of the war, the U.S. Despite his language skills and combat experience abroad, the U.S. He was one of about 80 Black Americans who volunteered for the Spanish Civil War to fight against fascist General Franco, serving in an integrated unit at a time when the U.S. Carter was raised in India and China and was fluent in Hindi, Mandarin and German.
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