Roosevelt authorized the enlistment of Black aviators in the Army Air Corps. From 1941 until 1946 ... As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began ...

These words have guided him through almost 17 years in the Army Nurse Corps, and these words inspired him to pursue his Ph.D. in Nursing at UAB. “When looking for ideas on how to solve problems and ...

The first Black woman to join the US Army Nurse Corps after the military was ... an organization honoring the famed group of Black World War II pilots. In 2007, Leftenant-Colon joined fellow ...

Leftenant-Colon later though joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1945 as a reservist, treating World War II wounded at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. A year later, she became the first Black woman to ...