African Americans In Service: WW1 To Tuskegee — What It Means To Serve

401 Van Ness Avenue,San Francisco CA 94102

26 February, 2022

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Blacks In The Military: World War 1 & segregation of the troops; & the 1st commander of the newly formed Tuskegee Airmen in World War 2 • Black Troops In WWI : 1PM The story of segregation in the US Army during the Great War — World War 1. Presented by Dana Lombardy, World War 1 historian, author, editor, cartographer, graphic artist, and designer. • An Afternoon With A Tuskegee Airman: 1:30PM The life and service of Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. the commander of the World War 2 Tuskegee Airmen and first US Air Force African-American brigadier general. Presented by Prof Jim Armstead, retired professor of Strategy and International law from the US Naval War College. Saturday, February 26, presented as part of the currant Black History Exhibit We Served With Courage, Honor, Determination And Hope in the Veterans Gallery, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco For more information contact James Armstead, [email protected] Dana Lombardy, [email protected] Sponsored by the American Legion War Memorial Commission, Veterans Gallery SF.