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Forgotten : the untold story of D-Day's black heroes, at home and at war /

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In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be nominated for the Medal of Honor, an awa...

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Main Author: Hervieux, Linda (Author)
Other Authors: Butler, Ron, Jr (Narrator)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: [Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2015]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Antiaircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion, 320th > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Balloons > United States.
African American soldiers > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
HISTORY / Military / World War II.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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by Hervieux, Linda
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