in Hyman Samuelson was born to Jewish parents in Donaldsonville, La., April 11, 1919. He grew up in New Orleans, where his father operated a clothing store. He enrolled as an ROTC cadet at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 1936 and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in civil engineering in 1940. He was called into active military service in Sept. 1941 and reported to the 96th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Captain Samuelson was one of two officers in command of the first African American troops who came under enemy fire during World War II. He married Dora Reiner in 1941, and after her death in 1944, he married Louise Anderson. After the war, Samuelson established Slax Menswear, a clothing store for men in Austin, Tex.; he retired in 1996.
From the description of Hyman Samuelson papers, 1936-1940. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 268679648
