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Soldiers and Sailors

  • Writer: Lawrence Lore
    Lawrence Lore
  • Oct 21, 2024
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African American Soldiers and Sailors 1940s. Raymond "Bud" Lewis is kneeling on the right. He was a member of the first Black Marine unit, the Montford Point Marines, inducted March 14, 1944.

 
 

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