Black Unit Wins First Counter Attack in Korean War News Article
Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.574
Description
Black Unit Wins First Counter Attack in Korean War News Article. Digital image of news article from St. Joseph News Press. Reminiscence of Kathryn Gamble.
Kathryn remembers that blacks in the military were segregated prior to the Korean War. President Truman has issued an executive order to integrate the services. She was in downtown St. Joseph one day when she read a headline that indicated the first attack by the Americans in Korea was a black unit. By the end of that war, she states all the services integrated. Her relative, Alvin Hoggatt served in the Navy aboard the USS Butler. She asserts that of the 33,629 Americans killed in the Korean War, 3223 were black.
BlackUnitWinsFirstCounterattack.jpg
Collection
Black Archives
Made/Created
Date made
9999
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Segregation
Search Terms
Black History, Military, Integration in the Military, Truman, Harry S., U.S. Presidents, Korean War, Blacks in the Military
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Digital Image Only
Condition
Overall Condition
Not Rated
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 22, 2013
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kathryn Gamble
Person or Organization
Alvin Hoggatt
Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned from members of Black Archives for scanning only
