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African American Doctors of World War I

The Lives of 104 Volunteers

by W. Douglas Fisher
Joann H. Buckley
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In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. The infantry regiments of the 93rd arrived first and were turned over to the French to fill gaps in their decimated lines. The 92nd Division came later and fought alongside other American units. Some of those doctors rose to prominence; others died young or later succumbed to the economic and social challenges of the times. Beginning with their assignment to the Medical Officers Training Camp (Colored)—the only one in U.S. history—this book covers the early years, education and war experiences of these physicians, as well as their careers in the black communities of early 20th century America.

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    November 27, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9781476623177
      • File size: 8981 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781476623177
      • File size: 8981 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      January 1, 2016

      An estimated 40,000 African Americans served in France during World War I; 27,000 in the 92nd Division under U.S. command and 13,000 in the 93rd Division's four infantry regiments (369th, 370th, 371st, and 372nd). Under French command, the troops earned individual and unit awards of the Croix de Guerre, the country's highest military honor. Coauthors Fisher, a grandson of a 92nd Division unit commander, and humanities curriculum and program developer Buckley, tell abbreviated life stories of the 104 African American physicians who volunteered to serve as the black troops' medical arm. Beginning with details of U.S. Army Surgeon General records, the authors trace the men's origins, where they went to medical school, how they found their way to the Medical Officers Training Camp at Fort Des Moines, IA--the main site for training black line officers--and their activities during and after military service. VERDICT This prodigious work promises to captivate interested general readers and invite scholars to expand the seldom seen swaths of African American life at war and at home that open with the vistas of the 104 physicians.--Thomas J. Davis, Arizona State Univ., Tempe

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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