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Read the Chapter Preview on page 706 for Ch 20 (WWII Era). List 3 facts from the Chapter Preview once you have finished reading. Bell Ringer #1 – 3/7/10.
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Read the Chapter Preview on page 706 for Ch 20 (WWII Era). List 3 facts from the Chapter Preview once you have finished reading. Bell Ringer #1 – 3/7/10
In 1941 the National Medical Association (NMA), a group for black doctors, queried the War Department about black doctors who would serve in WWII and didn’t want to be limited to segregated facilities. The War Dept determined Af-Am soldiers would remain in segregated units during WWII and would serve in mostly noncombat units. Race and WWII
Son of a Texas sharecropper. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was assigned as a cook on the USS Arizona. When his captain became wounded, he moved him and then took charge of a machine gun, shooting up to 6 enemy aircraft. Played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the movie Pearl Harbor. Dorie Miller
Read Ch 20, Sn 3 Complete questions and key terms on page 712 Homework – due wednesday