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Claude, these WWII-related articles fit well with the George Crowe series. For some time I’ve harbored a half-baked suspicion that WWII-era integration was taking place in North Africa, unreported by history. My basis is the comments of white soldiers who say they socialized with Rens star David DeJernett in Tunisia. Perhaps they could socialize everywhere but the barracks. In which case we may have some little-known integrated Army bkb teams in Africa to research!
Is the Army itself the best authority to learn identities of specific wartime regiments? Thanks for the work you do.
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Keith, I imagine that you’re right. Great insight about DeJernett in Tunisia. I’m sure there was an official version and an unofficial reality. And vice versa. And yes, the Army is one place to look, but not for visual identification of soldiers’ photos by anyone there.
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