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Above and Beyond
the Call of Duty
by David Stone Martin
Printed by the Government Printing Office for
the Office of War Information
NARA Still Picture Branch (NWDNS-208-PMP-68)
During World War II, the military employed policies of racial restriction and segregation. At the beginning of the war, for example, blacks could join the Navy but could serve only as messmen.
Doris ("Dorie") Miller joined the Navy and was in service on board the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Restricted to the position of messman, he received no gunnery training. But during the attack, at great personal risk, he manned the weapon of a fallen gunman and succeeded in hitting Japanese planes. He was awarded the Navy Cross, but only after persistent pressure from the black press.
Private Joe Louis Says--
NARA Still Picture Branch (NWDNS-44-PA-87)
Man the Guns--
Join the U. S. Navy
by McClelland Barclay, 1942
Produced for the Navy Recruiting Bureau
NARA Still Picture Branch (NWDNS-44-PA-24)