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 [and others] ; with a foreword by Julius W. Becton, Jr.

Contributor(s):

Converse, Elliott Vanveltner

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]Description: viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780786440443
0786440449

Subject(s): DDC classification:

940.54/6 22

LOC classification:

D796.5.U6 E93 2008

Summary: The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Army, was to document the process by which the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded from December 7, 1941, through September 1, 1948; to identify units in which African Americans served; to identify by name all black soldiers whose names were submitted for the medal and to document any errors in the processing of their nominations; and to compile a list of all black soldiers who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award. Based on this work, in January 1997 President Clinton awarded seven African Americans the Medal of Honor. The authors were selected by Shaw University of Raleigh, North Carolina, to conduct this study under a U.S. Army contract.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	La Retama Central Library	La Retama Central Library	Nonfiction	940.546 EXC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43185002040960

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.

The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Army, was to document the process by which the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded from December 7, 1941, through September 1, 1948; to identify units in which African Americans served; to identify by name all black soldiers whose names were submitted for the medal and to document any errors in the processing of their nominations; and to compile a list of all black soldiers who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award. Based on this work, in January 1997 President Clinton awarded seven African Americans the Medal of Honor. The authors were selected by Shaw University of Raleigh, North Carolina, to conduct this study under a U.S. Army contract.

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