CSPAN3 Segregated Soldiers In World War II December 19, 2017
A Second Lieutenant with a gold bar on your shoulder. And a set of wings. You made 150 a month. Plus 75 for flying pay. Which would you take . Why i became an airmen, its part of my life. I had a good time. Could you give us background . Why is that unit was formed . Segregation. Before june of 41, a black man couldnt train with a white man in joining the Army Air Core. And it took congress to establish a flying field and in alabama near tus key gee institute. They built an entire airfield. To train blacks to fly. To train. And it took an act of congress. Segregation, separate but so called eq...