Walter Tull: Black British War Hero
Walter Tull was the British Army’s first ever Black officer. Tull, who was a professional footballer at the outbreak of the first world war, gained...
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Anna Mac Clarke: A Military Pioneer
Anna Mac Clarke was the first African American woman to be a commanding officer of an otherwise all European regiment when the United States military...
Salem Poor: African American Soldier at Bunker Hill
Salem Poor was a distinguished military hero during the American Revolutionary War. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Battle of Bunker...
William H. Carney: First Black American to merit the Medal of Honor
[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illiam Harvey Carney was an African American soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the...
Jeremiah “Jerry” Alvin Jones: Black Canadian War Hero
Jeremiah “Jerry” Alvin Jones (March 30, 1858 – November 23, 1950) was an African Canadian soldier who served in World War I. He was apparently...
Leonard Roy Harmon: The first Black man to have a warship named after him
Leonard Roy Harmon was an African American sailor who died in action during World War II and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his...
John Hanks Alexander: The first African-American professor of military science and tactics
John Hanks Alexander was the second African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, following Henry O. Flipper; but was the first...
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr: The First African American General in the U.S. Air Force
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., born December 18, 1912 in Washington, D.C., was a pilot, officer, and administrator who became the first African American general in...
Cathay Williams: The first African American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army
Cathay Williams (1844 – 1892), a.k.a. William Cathay, was the first known African American woman to enlist in the United States Army, and the only...
Powhatan Beaty: Soldier of Valor
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Powhatan Beaty served as a First Sergeant in the Union Army in Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry....