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AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWII (1944) Photo

$400.00

Np: [U.S. Army] Signal Corps, 1944. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) double weight black-and-white photo, with Signal Corps stamp and mimeographed text on verso. Just about fine.

From caption: “By picking a small bit of metal from his face, an American Negro soldier lends a hand to another soldier. Scenes like this were common on the beachheads in Northern France, where American troops rolled onto the Continent in vast numbers. Invasion of France, 6/8/44.”

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