WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Omar Bradley
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Vernon Baker
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Alvin York
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Roy Benavidez
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Detailed explanation-1: -More than 50 years later, in 1996, the Army affirmed that seven African-American World War II veterans had been unjustly denied the Medal of Honor. By that time, Vernon Baker was the only survivor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during the Civil War, Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney receives the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on May 23, 1900. The first Black American service member to be given the award, Carney was born into slavery in 1840 Virginia.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2015, the Museum hosted a panel moderated by Al Roker, called “Unsung Heroes” about Vernon Baker and the other Black WWII Medal of Honor recipients Edward Carter, John Fox, Willy James Jr., Ruben Rivers, Charles Thomas, and George Watson.
Detailed explanation-4: -President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to Baker on January 13, 1997. He was the only one of the seven still alive to receive his Medal of Honor. Baker died on July 13, 2010, at the age of 90 in Saint Maries, Idaho.