Highlights the efforts and contributions of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers who served their country during World War II. Examines how their experiences abroad as soldiers fueled the civil rights movement when they returned home.
year: 2016
call number/section: 940.54, 920
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, campaigns, normandy (france), balloons, african american soldiers, biography, african americans, regimental histories, united states, antiaircraft barrage balloon battalion, 320th, history, normandy, balloons, united states, participation, african american
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Hervieux, Linda
Highlights the efforts and contributions of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers who served their country during World War II. Examines how their experiences abroad as soldiers fueled the civil rights movement when they returned home.
Schools: 4
Hervieux, Linda
Harper (2016)
Looks at the African-American soldiers role with the United States Army's Anti-Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion during World War II.
Schools: 1