World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Butler photograph album
Collection — Flat_box 1
Identifier: MSS 16875
Content Description
This collection contains the photograph album of Ernest Butler, a United States Army soldier who served in Germany during the Second World War. Butler was among the one million African American men and women who served during the war. The album documents his time in Germany, his return to the United States, and his post-war life. The album contains over 250 black and white silver gelatin photographs over its thirty pages. The images depict Butler’s service in Germany, where he...
Dates:
c. 1942-1945
Herbert R. Davis photograph albums
Collection — Flat_box 1: [Barcode: X032762516]
Identifier: MSS 16840
Content Description
This collection contains two photo albums of Herbert R. Davis of Richmond, Virginia that document Black pre-World War II life in Richmond; Davis's service in the South Pacific (Guam, Guadalco, and Peleliu) as a Black Marine; and Davis's family life upon his return from combat during the early 1930's to the late 1940's. Many of Davis's fellow soldiers in the 11th Marine Depot Company, 16th Field Depot are posed in photographs. The 11th Company, who fought at the Battle of Peleliu,...
Dates:
c. 1930-1950
Ernest Butler photograph album
Unprocessed Material — Flat_box 1
Identifier: ViU-2024-0151
Dates:
c. 1942-1945