Remembering a Negro WWII Battalion

I found these pictures in my father's memoirs. The U. S. Army was segregated until the early 1950's.  During WWII,  my father was an officer of one of the Negro battalions.

This first picture is of all the battalion leaders.  Back row, left to right:  1st Lt. Whittenberg, CWO Henry DeWitt, and, my father, CWO James Powell

Front row, left to right:  1st Lt. Gilbert J. Reiter, Major John S. Carpenter, Major Richard B. Peters, not named

These were my father's soldiers.  Back row, left to right: Alvin Simon, Arthur Price, N. A. Richardson, Bruce Chandler, Timothy Roberson, Marion Kay, Isiah Woodall, and William Coleman.

Front row, left to right: Saunders Carpenter, Isiah Boone, Fred E. Richardson, Chauncey Lyles, Rogers Johnson, Lorenza Larkins, Lloyd McKinney, William Scott, William Kersey, James Gibson, and Clarence Ware.

To these men, I thank you for your contributions in making this country great even when you could not take advantage of the opportunities you fought and died for.

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CWO Powell 1940