- 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
The African American 761 st Tank Battalion, better known as the Black Panthers, arrived in Normandy, France in October 1944 and entered combat shorty after their landing They would endure a record 183 straight days in combat and would liberate 30 towns on their crusade into Germany
- 761 - Wikipedia
Year 761 (DCCLXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar The denomination 761 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years
- The Black Panthers Enter Combat: The 761st Tank Battalion
Brought into existence on April 1, 1942, at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, the 761st Tank Battalion trained amid the restrictions and racism of the Jim Crow South
- 761st - The 761st Tank Battalion Official Website
Later referred to as the Black Panther Tank Battalion, the 761st was attached to the XII Corps' 26th Infantry Division, assigned to Gen George S Patton Jr 's Third Army, an army already racing eastward across France, and committed to combat on Nov 7, 1944
- 761st Tank Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia
Its ranks primarily consisted of African American soldiers, who by War Department policy were not permitted to serve in the same units as White troops; the United States Armed Forces did not officially desegregate until after World War II
- Home | Plumbers Fitters Local 761 | Burbank
Local 761 is a Union of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Welders Since 1922 our members have been working hard at earning a pension along with health benefits and making a good wage
- Metro 761 bus - Los Angeles - Transit app
Scroll down to see upcoming 761 bus times at each stop and the next scheduled 761 bus times will be displayed The full 761 bus schedule as well as real-time departures (if available) can be found in the Transit app
- Courage Under Fire: The 761st Tank Battalion’s Historic Campaigns
In 1942, the U S Army authorized the formation of the 761st Tank Battalion The men were trained at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and later at Fort Hood, Texas Their training was rigorous and demanding, designed to prepare them for the brutal realities of armored warfare
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