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"After inspecting a regiment of Negro artillerymen during a visit to Hawaii, Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson congratulates Col. Chauncey M. Hooper, commander of the unit while Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, Jr. and Col. Harry B. Reubel watch with approval." |
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"Earl 'Father' Hines, a great swing musician, is shown with Pvt. Charles Carpenter, former manager of the Hines orchestra." |
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"Surrounded by recruits, Marva Louis, wife of champion Joe Louis, takes time out from tour of nightclubs to entertain men in the Negro regiment at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL. Some 2,000 bluejackets gathered in a regimental drill hall to hear her songs." |
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"Admiral C.W. Nimitz, CinCPac, pins Navy Cross on Doris Miller, at ceremony on board warship in Pearl Harbor, T.H." |
