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African American Women in the Military During WWII

Unwritten Record

For some great background information, be sure to visit our previous blog – Their War Too: Women in the Military During WWII. American citizens surged to enlist in all branches of the US Military and women wanted to serve their country too. Their challenge actually began earlier that year, in May of 1941.

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Camp Hale, Colorado: Training the 10th Mountain Division During World War II

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During World War II, the soldiers at Camp Hale trained in mountain warfare techniques including mountain climbing, alpine skiing, cold-weather survival as well as various weapons and ordnance deployment. Army training camps. Here in the Still Picture Branch, we have many photographs related to Camp Hale and the Mountain Troops.

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Once Bitten, Forever Archival: Mosquitoes Abuzz in Still Pictures

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These efforts were especially prevalent during World War II, with members of the military resorting to….unique Recio uses his tropical training in good stead while on sentry duty, by using a mosquito net to protect himself from the numerous mosquitoes. unique ways of repelling the pests. We won’t judge. Local ID: 111-SC-139615 | Pvt.

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Sergeant Presley: Photographs of Elvis’ Time with the Army

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Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have a handful of photographs within our holdings that show a glimpse into Elvis’ time with the military. Original Caption: SP-4 Elvis Presley, rock & roll singer, TV & Movies, undergoes training with the 3.5 rocket launcher at Wildflecken, Germany. 5 March 1960.

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How the U.S. Army Served its Movie-Mad GIs during World War II

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The military went to tremendous lengths to supply a steady diet of fiction and nonfiction film to its troops with great speed. Inside an army film library. Films arrived to bases worldwide by boat, plane, train, automobile, motorcycle, and even camel caravan and Arctic dog sled. Still from Movies at War. By war’s end, the U.S.

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No Mail, Low Morale: The 6888th Central Postal Battalion

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After their training in Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, and the trip across the Atlantic in the ship Ile de France, the Six Triple Eight arrived in Birmingham, England via train. Pictures of African Americans During World War II, Select List of Photographs African American Women in the Military During WWII, Blog Post. Related Links.

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MY TAKE: How advanced automation of threat intel sharing has quickened incident response

The Last Watchdog

military complex, who got frustrated by their inability to extract actionable intel from a deluge of threat feeds. ThreatQuotient was in this vanguard and helped introduce the use of threat libraries — receptacles for intel coming in from different teams.

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