Sunday, April 7, 2013

TUskegee Airmen, 442 Combat Regimen, & Navajo Code Talkers Primary Sources


442nd Regimental Combat Team - (known as "The Purple Heart" and "Go For Broke" Battalion) were composed of entirely Japanese American soldiers who fought in World War 2 in the United States Military.

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Navajo Code Talkers - were a group of Native Americans from the Navajo Nation that fought in the United States military.  They used their native language to transmit important information.  Their "code" or language was never cracked by enemies of the United States during the war.

Tuskegee Airmen - The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States armed forces. During World War II, African Americans in many U.S. states were still subject to the Jim Crow laws.[N 1] The American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen were subjected to racial discrimination, both within and outside the army. Despite these adversities, they trained and flew with distinction. All black military pilots who trained in the United States trained at Tuskegee, including five Haitians.  For more information click here.