WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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The 442nd Infantry Regiment and the Tuskegee Airmen were alike in that they were both groups of soldiers from racial minorities.
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They are all well trained pilots.
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The 442nd Infantry Regiment were Japanese Americans who specialized in group combat.
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The 442nd Infantry Regiment and the Tuskegee Airmen were always respected and treated fairly.
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The Tuskegee Airmen were African American pilots.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The famous “Tuskegee Airmen” of the 332nd Fighter Group became part of the 15th Air Force, escorting American bombers as they flew over Italy. As escorts, flying P-47s and later P-51s, they were responsible for protecting larger bombers from German fighter planes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tuskegee Airmen are best known for proving during World War II that Black men could be elite fighter pilots. Less widely known is the instrumental role these pilots, navigators and bombardiers played during the war in fighting segregation through nonviolent direct action.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1941-1946, some 1, 000 Black pilots were trained at Tuskegee. The Airmen’s success in escorting bombers during World War II – having one of the lowest loss records of all the escort fighter groups, and being in constant demand for their services by the allied bomber units.
Detailed explanation-4: -This federally-funded and segregated program allowed Black Americans to train on combat aircraft and learn how to fly in case of another war. Black Americans were already allowed in the military, but they hadn’t been allowed to train as pilots yet.