African-American Tank Battalions, World War II
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78th Tank Battalion
The battalion was the first Black Armor Unit formed by the U.S. Army, January 13, 1941. The men reported to Ft. Knox, KY, to begin warfare training in March 1941. The battalion was re-designated the 758th Tank Battalion in May 1941.
Sources
- “78th Tank Battalion,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed May 3, 2021, http://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/890.
- Wilson, Dale E. "The Army's Segregated Tank Battalions in World War II." Army History, no. 32 (1994): 14-17. Accessed May 3, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26304245.
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