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)—inlaysed)44.1 n,;ral10all heat,: of ofits700,000 Negroes In ArmyIIIS)WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (ANS) —More than 700,000 Negroes were serving in all arms and branches of the Army and 60 percent of them are overseas, the War Department disclosed today in summarizing the accomplishments of Negro troops during 1944.Negroes are participating on every fighting front, the Department said. Negroes took part in Normandy D-day landings and were with Mac-Arthur’s forces when the generalBy CANIFFreturned to the Philippine Islands.Many citations and decorations for gallantry in action have been won by Negroes, the survey disclosed.In the past year tfegro strengthin the Army increased by 500,000. Almost 6,000 of the 700,000 total are officers, including 236 chaplains. One chaplain, Capt. James L. Jones of Dallas, Tex., won the Silver Star and Purple Heart for gallantry at the Anzio beachhead.The survey emphasized the harmonious relations existing between White and Negro troops.It declared that Negro medics are doing a bang-up job,” and pointed out that four companies of Negro ambulance drivers are doing the same job with the 1st Army in Belgium.There are 463 Negro Medical Corps officers, 101 Dental Corps officers and 247 nurses on active duty overseas.Negro engineer battalions set innumerable construction recoils during the year. The sun ty disclosed that 100,000 Negro troops are in that branch of the service. One of the principal engineering achievements was construction of B-29 bases in India. They also played a major role in building and maintaining the Ledo Road in the China-Burma area.The efficiency of Negro parachutists, air force units, infantry, signal corps and Wacs was highly praised in the survey.
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Wed, Jan 03, 1945
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