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unknown, fl. 1940-1944 [Photograph of African-American soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia during World War II]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09967.02 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1940-1944 Place Written: Fort Belvoir, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1940-1944 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One group photograph of a platoon of African American soldiers at the Fort Belvoir Engineer Replacement Training Center (ERTC) in Virginia dated approximately 1940-1944. Identified at the center of the photograph is Lieutenant D.N. Clain.

McCalin, D.N., fl. 1935

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