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[https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-war/fighting-for-democracy-african-americans by PBS] | [https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-war/fighting-for-democracy-african-americans by PBS] | ||
The all-African-American 332nd Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, never lost an escorted bomber to enemy fighters. They would be requested by numerous bomber crews. With the 51st Defense Battalion, the Marines became the last branch of the military to accept a segregated unit. The Red Ball Express was organized in August 1944 to move supplies 24 hours a day to the front. | The all-African-American 332nd Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, never lost an escorted bomber to enemy fighters. They would be requested by numerous bomber crews. With the 51st Defense Battalion, the Marines became the last branch of the military to accept a segregated unit. The Red Ball Express was organized in August 1944 to move supplies 24 hours a day to the front. | ||
=====Winning the war===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/show/winning-the-war/ by PBS] | |||
Eighty years after the Allied victory, Kansas City PBS examines the enduring legacy of World War II through the lens of Harry S. Truman of Independence, Missouri, and Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene, Kansas, whose leadership played decisive roles in ending the war. The film will include interviews with experts and veterans, as well as Eisenhower’s granddaughter and Truman’s grandson. | |||
