LEADER 03557cam 2200493 a 4500001 ocn290487237 003 OCoLC 005 20141212055012.0 008 090730s2010 nyua bd 001 0 eng 010 2009031298 020 9780816078394 (acid-free paper) 020 0816078394 (acid-free paper) 035 (Sirsi) o290487237 035 (OCoLC)290487237 040 DLC |cDLC |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dC#P |dBWX |dEDK |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 ERER 050 00 U52 |b.R42 2010 082 00 355.0089/96073 |222 100 1 Reef, Catherine. |=^A246964 245 10 African Americans in the military / |cCatherine Reef. 250 Rev. ed. 260 New York : |bFacts On File, |c©2010. 300 xix, 284 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm. 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 490 1 A to Z of African Americans 490 1 Facts on File library of American history 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 List of entries -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A-to-Z entries -- Bibliography and recommended sources -- Ranks in the U S military -- U S military decorations in order of precedence -- Entries by branch of service -- Entries by year of birth -- Index. 520 From the Publisher: African Americans in the Military profiles many of those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Some African Americans covered include: Crispus Attucks: First Patriot to die in the American struggle for independence; Mary Elizabeth Bowser: Former slave who spied in the home of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War; Vincent K. Brooks: Chief spokesperson for the U.S. military during the 2003 Iraq War; Eugene Jacques Bullard: The only black pilot to serve in World War I; Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Journalist, teacher, lawyer, and Civil War recruiting officer; Henry Ossian Flipper: First African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy; William Goyens: Free African American who negotiated with the Indians in the Texas War for Independence; Doris Miller: Ship's cook, third class, and hero of Pearl Harbor; Colin Luther Powell: Army general, first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and first African-American secretary of state; Suzy Baker King Taylor: Civil War nurse; Augustus Walley: Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient; and many others. Offering a wealth of useful information, this book profiles more than 125 military leaders. Each enlightenment biographical entry concentrates on the events in that person's life related to his or her accomplishments in the military and includes a list of further reading on that person. An introduction, bibliography, subject indexes, general index, and 50 photographs round out the resource. 651 0 United States |xArmed Forces |xAfrican Americans |vBiography |vDictionaries. |=^A65446 650 0 African American soldiers |vBiography |vDictionaries. |=^A477597 830 0 A to Z of African Americans. |=^A537680 830 0 Facts on File library of American history. |=^A465528 938 Baker and Taylor |bBTCP |nBK0008115643 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n3159065 938 Blackwell Book Service |bBBUS |nR5857972 |c$49.50 949 U52 .R42 2010 |hJOYNER141 |ojmpl |i30372015955856 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 2398149