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Kelly, Mary Pat

 
9781557504661: Proudly We Served: The Men of the Uss Mason
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1557504660 ISBN 13 : 9781557504661
Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2015

Synopsis

Few Americans know the history-changing story of the men of the USS Mason, the only African-American sailors to take a World War II warship into combat. At a time when most blacks in the Navy were relegated to stewards or laborers, the crew of the USS Mason escorted six convoys across the perilous North Atlantic, helped to win the Battle of the Atlantic and directly influenced President Harry S. Truman's decision to integrate all of America's armed forces. Recommended in 1944 for a commendation for their heroic actions during a violent storm, the Mason sailors finally received that commendation in 1995. The Navy further honored the men by naming a new destroyer (DDG 87) after the crew of the Mason. This book is the basis of an award-winning PBS documentary and the feature film Proud starring Ossie Davis. The USS Mason story is featured in The National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mary Pat Kelly is an award-winning author and filmmaker whose credits include Galway Bay, Of Irish Blood, and the feature film Proud.

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Éditeur
Naval Institute Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1557504660
ISBN 13 
9781557504661
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
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Personne responsable
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