When this monograph was published almost 30 years ago, then History and Museums Director Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons wrote: "Today's generation of Marines serve in a fully integrated Corps where blacks constitute almost one-fifth of our strength. Black officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates are omnipresent, their service so normal a part of Marine life that it escapes special notice. The fact that this was not always so and that as little as 34 years ago (in 1941) there were no black Marines deserves explanation." This statement holds true for this edition of Blacks in the...
When this monograph was published almost 30 years ago, then History and Museums Director Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons wrote: "Today's generation...
Ralph W. Donnelly Gabrielle M. Neufeld Carolyn a. Tyson
This is the third volume of a chronology of Marine Corps activities which covers the history of the U.S. Marines. It is derived from official records and appropriate published historical works. This chronology is published for the information of all interested in Marine Corps activities during the period 1947-1964 and is dedicated to those Marines who participated in the events listed.
This is the third volume of a chronology of Marine Corps activities which covers the history of the U.S. Marines. It is derived from official records ...
