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During World War II, the 92nd Infantry Division was deployed to Italy, where they formed strong bonds with local civilians and partisans fighting against German forces.
It was actually half a body. The chest, head and arms were missing, a testament to the brutality of the fighting between the Germans and the regiments of the African American 92nd Infantry Division.
Here's a list of the 53 soldiers who were still missing from the 92nd Infantry Division in the immediate aftermath of the war. Just three have been identified since.
On 30 July 1944, the first wave of the 92nd Infantry “Buffalo Soldiers” Division disembarked at Naples, Italy. Among Blacks who saw combat, nearly a quarter became casualties.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is working to identify dozens of Black soldiers killed in World War II. They served as part of the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
Architect Robert P. Madison was with the 92nd Infantry, the only African American infantry division to see combat in World War II, fighting in the Italian campaign.
Nicknamed the “Bloody Bucket” by the Germans, the 28th Infantry Division played a major role during the Battle of the Bulge.
He served as a medic in the 92nd Infantry Division Reconnaissance Troop 2nd Platoon from 1943-1946. The 92nd Infantry Division were racial pioneers at home and abroad!
Irby is the president and founder of the 92nd Infantry Division Buffalo Soldiers of World War II. He said these pictures and books show just a glimpse of the history these men lived through.
The Cincinnati native served with the segregated 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers, during World War II. It was the only all-Black division that saw combat in Europe.
It was actually half a body. The chest, head and arms were missing, a testament to the brutality of the fighting between the Germans and the regiments of the African American 92nd Infantry Division.
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