African American veterans--Interviews

Content Description I.V. Billes attended Southern University in Baton Rough, Louisiana, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1941. He continued his education at the Tuskegee Institute, in Tuskegee, Alabama, studying toward a Master’s Degree in Administration. He entered the Armed Forces in 1942 and fought in World War II. He was discharged in 1946 and retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lt. Col. in 1969. He started his career as a teacher and coach in 1942 at Lincoln Parish Training School, Ruston,...

Content Description This collection consist of an audiocassette tape and transcript of an oral interview conducted by Dr. Edward Dees of his uncle Authur Dorsey, World War II Merchant Marine Veteran. Dorsey describes his battle against segregation and personal experiences as chief radio operator on board the USS Dan Beard as it was torpedoed off the British Isles on December 10, 1944 with a loss of 51% fatalities. Also included is a newspaper article on the Dan Beard and a photographic reprint of the...

Scope and Contents The Double Victory Oral History Collection consists of five oral histories of men who served in the military during World War II (WWII) and a panel discussion of veterans of WWII hosted by the Amistad Research Center. Also included are documents and photographs donated by Bennie Francis Sr., which consist of an introduction booklet on Fort Huachuca, passenger information on the U.S.S. Randolph CV-15, discharge papers, an identification dischargee certificate and an October 1944 letter to...