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The exclusion of black soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II : the study commissioned by the United States Army to investigate racial bias in the awarding of the nation's highest military decoration / Elliott V. Converse III ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Julius W. Becton, Jr.

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The exclusion of black soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II : the study commissioned by the United States Army to investigate racial bias in the awarding of the nation's highest military decoration / Elliott V. Converse III ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Julius W. Becton, Jr.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1997.

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Converse, Elliott Vanveltner.
Description
viii, 200 p. : ports.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Medal of Honor
  • Military decorations > United States
  • World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Medals > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword by Julius W. Becton, Jr. -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Blacks in the U.S. Army in World War II: An Overview -- 3 Medal of Honor Award Policies and Practices, 1941-48 -- 4 Valor Awards to Black Soldiers in the European Theater of Operations -- 5 Valor Awards to Black Soldiers and Airmen in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations -- 6 Valor Awards to Black Soldiers in the Paci?c and in the China-Burma-India Theater -- 7 Black Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War II -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations.
ISBN
0786402776 (lib. bdg.)
LCCN
^^^96050355^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library