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Awards and Heroes

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Awards and Heroes

This section focuses on African Americans who received awards and were noted for heroic actions during World War II.   

Other resources:

Downloadable African American Pamphlet

NHHC African American Experience

208-NP-King:   Steward's Mate Second Class Ed King, October 1944.   Captain H.W. Taylor presents the Navvy and Marine Corps Medal to Steward's Mate Second Class Ed King.  Official War of Information Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.