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The all black combat units were also experimental, relatively few in number, and came later on in the game. And they didn't take just anybody. There is a part in the Tuskegee movie where the guys are in the barracks calling out their college degrees-so I guess you could call the Tuskeegee Airmen "an elite formation" for all intents and purposes. Were the tanker and infantry units picky about their personnel? Probably-and "natural warriors", which are one in ten men according to SLA Marshall, would have been sought out (a natural warrior is a natural warrior, and a desirable part of any armed force no matter what population he/she comes from!). There were two all black infantry divisions, the 92nd in Italy and the 93rd in the Pacific. The performances of the all black units convinced the military of the viability of the black soldier and were instrumental in overturning segregation (though the JCOCs could have read their Civil War history and came to the same conclusion).
The 92nd 'Buffalo' Division
And it was the 92nd's bad luck to have NED ALMOND as a commander; http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Edward_Almond
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: U.S. 93rd Infantry Division
JeffinMNUSA
PS. And here is some excellent news-MORGAN FREEMAN is working on a movie about the 761 Tank BTN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/761st_T...(United_States)
So Spike...Morgan beat you to that one. So howzabout another Tuskegee movie with the true story of the airmen VS. NAZI jets?
PS. More links;
Task Force 45
Task Force 45
761st Tank Battalion
World War II: 761st Tank Battalion » HistoryNet
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN HISTORY
Tuskegee Airmen History
92nd Infantry Division
African American 92nd Infantry Division Fought in Italy During World War II » HistoryNet
African-American Platoons in WWII
African American Platoons in World War II » HistoryNet
Black Gunners at Bastogne
Black Gunners at Bastogne | Army | Find Articles at BNET
Black Crew of World War II Navy Ship Recognized for Heroism
Black Crew of World War II Navy Ship Recognized for Heroism - New York Times
The History Place - African-Americans in WW II
The Right to Fight: African-American Marines in World War II
The Right to Fight: African-American Marines in World War II (Peleliu and Iwo Jima)
The Right to Fight: African-American Marines in World War II (Basic Racial Policy)

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