HistoryMAY 16, 2025

34 Moving Photos Of African American Troops Post WWII, Honoring Their Courage

There are moments in history, and the people who shaped them, that deserve our full attention and remembrance. This collection of 34 photographs does just that, offering a powerful and often moving look at the dedicated military service of African Americans. While the images span from before the Revolution to the mid-1980s, the heart of this collection beats strongest during the pivotal years of World War II and the ensuing decade, through the mid-1950s. Within these pictures are stories of courage, daily life in encampments, the rigors of training, and the faces of men and women who served with honor in the Army, Navy, and Marines. It's a vital visual record, reminding us of their immense contributions to the nation's defense during some of its most challenging times.

#1 Wacs Stand With Their Coffee And Doughnuts

#2 Members Of The Women's Army Corps, New York

#3 An Officer Standing Next To His Wife And Holding His Baby Son In His Hands, Honolulu

#4 Dinner Given At Leghorn, Italy,

#5 U.S. Army Boxers In England

#6 With The Eighth Army In Japan

#7 At Conference In Vienna

#8 At A Currency Exchange Counter In Liege, Belgium

#9 Munich Military Post, Germany

#10 New Army Hostesses In Germany

#11 Dinner Given For The Dependents By The 180th Port Battalion Officers' Club At Leghorn

#12 Reunion In Japan

#13 With The Eighth Army, Gifu, Japan

#14 Private First Class Alfred Pierce, Jr., A Laboratory Technician At Fort Ord, California

#15 Army Air Forces Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

#16 The Arrival Of The Last Members Of The 93rd Infantry Division

#17 Baseball In Germany

#18 Guard Duty In Berlin

#19 Performing Occupational Chores In Munich

#20 Students At The University Study Center, First U. S. Army Operated University For Soldiers, Florence, Italy, Are Fed In Modern Cafeteria Style Mess Halls