Minorities in WWII Military

What do you notice about these three pictures of WWII soldiers What do you notice about these three pictures of WWII soldiers? Make a lost of at least 5 things in your notebook.

African-Americans in the Army Faced discrimination Segregated Units Separate cafeterias and barracks Limited to cooking, cleaning, construction, delivering supplies, etc.

Double-V Campaign Fighting for Victory in the war against the Axis powers Fighting for equal rights in the military and equal rights at home 2 “wars”

Tuskegee Airmen All-Black airmen units An “experiment” to see if African-American could handle the job

Tuskegee Airmen Only unit to never lose a plane to enemy bombers Reputation for courage and skill

Nisei “Second Generation” Regiments Japanese-American unit Fought in Europe Most decorated unit in American history

Mexican-American Soldiers Mexican Americans also fought, but not in segregated units. Highest percentage of congressional medal of honor winners than any other minority during WWII

Navajo Codes Communication codes of the Navajo were used based on their spoken language Impossible for the Japanese to break