Military
Organized force of trained personnel, equipment, and resources dedicated to defending a nation, maintaining security, and engaging in combat or peacekeeping operations.
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July 1 … Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was a pioneering figure in the U.S. military, breaking barriers and paving the…
July 15 … William H. Johnson is widely remembered as one of the most courageous members of the Harlem Hellfighters.…
July 19 … Thirteen African American men were enrolled as aviation cadets (42-C) in preflight training at Tuskegee Institute on…
July 26 … Executive Order 9981, signed by President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1948, was a landmark decision…
August 4 … The 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment was one of the first African American regiments to serve in…
August 16 … The Black Guards of Maine were an African American military unit formed during World War I whose…
August 25 … André Cailloux was a free Creole of color and Union Army captain whose leadership and death at…
September 21 … The Buffalo Soldiers were a group of African American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army following…
September 22 … Michael Augustine Healy was a pioneering figure in American maritime history and the first man of African…
September 28 … General Frederic Ellis Davison was a trailblazing figure in American military history, known not only for his…