Jesse J. Johnson military collection, 1975-1983.

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Jesse J. Johnson military collection, 1975-1983.

Collection consists of texts of speeches by Johnson on the subjects of women in the military, historical perspective of the African American soldier and his contributions, and the African American soldier in World War I; and clippings concerning publication of his books, African Americans in the military and Reparations for African Americans.

.6 lin. ft. (2 archival boxes)

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Johnson, Jesse J., 1914-2006

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Retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, author of accomplishments of African Americans in the military. From the description of Jesse J. Johnson military collection, 1975-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314007 Served with the CCC camps in Michigan in the 1940's, entered the Army in 1942, retired in 1962 as a Lieutenant Colonel. From the description of The Jesse J. Johnson papers, 1967-1973. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...