Category Archives: Military

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

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 … Continue reading →

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75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor: Dorie Miller, War Hero

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

Today’s blog was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Supervisory Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland At 7:48 am on December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes and bombers began their surprise attack on the US Naval base … Continue reading →

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Civil War Era Tintypes: Randall Nash, USCT, Inf.

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

Today’s blog was written by Jesse Wilinski, Archives Technician at the National Archives at Washington, D. C. While working on RG 15 Case Files of Approved Veterans’ Pensions Application (Civil War and Later Survivor’s Certificates), 1861-1934 series, I came across … Continue reading →

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Remembering Those Who Served: A Tribute to Veterans

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

“Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.” ~ Congressman Charles B. Rangel In honor of Veterans Day, the Rediscovering Black History blog would like … Continue reading →

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ROTW: “Teamwork”: African-American Soldiers during World War II

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

Today’s record was submitted by Kevin L. Bradley, Archives Technician in the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Division at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland   Why We Fight is a series of short films commissioned by the US … Continue reading →

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USS Mason, USS PC-1264, and the African-American Crews during World War II

Posted on July 23, 2015 by

Today’s blog was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Archivist and Kevin Bradley, Archives Technician at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland In 1941, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) wrote a letter to President … Continue reading →

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Master Charles Michael Lee, A Patriot

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

This post was written by Netisha Currie, Archives Specialist at the National Archives at College Park Sometimes, instead of digging through boxes to find an interesting record, a record will find you. While walking through the offices of the Still … Continue reading →

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Record of the Week: African-American Comics During World War II

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

This post was submitted by Ray Bottorff, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. Ray is also a comic books enthusiast, so we present this record of the week in celebration of Awesome Con, happening this weekend in Washington, … Continue reading →

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Record of the Week: Black British POWs

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Today’s Record was submitted by Jesse Wilinski, Archives Technician at the National Archives in Washington, D. C. In the series Registers of British Prisoners of War, 1812-1815 (NAID 1807650) in RG 45 Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval … Continue reading →

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Pictorial History of Black Women in the US Navy during World War II and Beyond

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

Today’s blog was written by Dr. Tina L. Ligon, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland Most of the records that are held at the National Archives related to women in the US Navy, primarily focused on their … Continue reading →

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