555th Parachute Infantry Battalion – Rediscovering Black History

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

February 21, 2017February 13, 2017 by Ligon, posted in American Civil War, Military, World War II Era

Happy Black History Month! This year the Rediscovering Black History blog at the National Archives would like to highlight select posts from the past. This public blog was created to inform researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in records related to African-American history at the National Archives and Presidential Libraries on the vast amount of … Continue reading Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

Firefly Project and the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (“Smoke Jumpers”)

February 10, 2015November 10, 2015 by ncurrie, posted in Military, World War II Era

Today's post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher and Dr. Sylvia Naylor, archivists at the National Archives in College Park. In April 1945 the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion received orders to move to the West Coast for a special assignment. Members of this all African American unit hoped to finally see combat during World War II in the … Continue reading Firefly Project and the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (“Smoke Jumpers”)