Images of Black American soldiers during the Second World War.

During my research I've come across many images of Black American soldiers which I wanted to share with you. Feel free to take a look at the images below.

  • An image of A shell is being loaded into an 8-inch howitzer of the 578th Field Artillery Battalion.An image of A shell is being loaded into an 8-inch howitzer of the 578th Field Artillery Battalion.

    A shell is being loaded into an 8-inch howitzer of the 578th Field Artillery Battalion (Bleialf, Germany, 9 February 1945). (Author collection.)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    A three-inch M5 gun with crew of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Soldiers of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion stand in front of a halftrack. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Original Caption: "Members of the gun crew of a tank destroyer unit load their piece during practice firing, somewhere in England, before leaving for the real thing on the continent. Left to Right: Pfc. Aurbery Morris (Hobbsville, NC), Pfc. J. C. Heatem (Detroit, MI), Pfc. Robert B. Russell (Ashville, NC), 1st Lt. U.V. Watkins (Huntsville, TX), Pfc. Cebe Young (Ashville, NC), Pfc. James H. Mason (Williamston, NC). 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Burley, England." (Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Two enlisted men and an officer of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    A soldier of the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion poses with a round for the three-inch M5 gun. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Charlie Rattler, of Third Platoon, C Company, the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion sitting on the ground. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Charlie Rattler, of Third Platoon, C Company, the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion smokes a ciragette and poses for the camera. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Charlie Rattler, of Third Platoon, C Company, the 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion together with another soldier in a foxhole. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of The 614th Tank Destroyer BattalionAn image of The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    A three inch M5 gun covered by camouflage netting. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 218th Quartermaster Battalion are fueling jerricans.An image of Soldiers of the 218th Quartermaster Battalion are fueling jerricans.

    Soldiers of the 218th Quartermaster Battalion are fueling jerrycans. These cans were used to fuel the advance of the Ninth Army during Operation Flashpoint. (Wegberg, Germany. 23 March 1945) (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of A howitzer of the 593rd Field Artillery BattalionAn image of A howitzer of the 593rd Field Artillery Battalion

    1st section gun crew, Battery A, 593rd Field Artillery Battalion, 93rd Infantry Division, loads a 105mm howitzer and prepares to fire (Bougainville 16 April 1944). (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of Several soldiers of the 777th Field Artillery BattalionAn image of Several soldiers of the 777th Field Artillery Battalion

    Soldiers of a Field Artillery Battalion near Ubach, Germany, sit in dugout near their gun waiting for firing orders. (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 999th Field Artillery Battalion are about to fire another shell at a target.An image of Soldiers of the 999th Field Artillery Battalion are about to fire another shell at a target.

    Another present from "Harlem to Hitler" is presented on behalf of the men of an artillery outfit which is firing at the barges in which the Germans are trying to escape across the River Seine. Montes-Gassicourt, France, August 20, 1944. The men are of the 999th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery A. (Courtesy of United States Army Heritage and Edication Center.)

  • An image of John T. Fields, an armorer with the 332nd Fighter Group.An image of John T. Fields, an armorer with the 332nd Fighter Group.

    Pfc. John T. Fields, an armorer with the 332nd Fighter Group, checks the ammunition of a P-51 Mustang. (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of Benjamin O. DavisAn image of Benjamin O. Davis

    Benjamin O. Davis, the commander of the 332nd Fighter Group. (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of A M4 Sherman tank of the 761st Tank BattalionAn image of A M4 Sherman tank of the 761st Tank Battalion

    A M4 Sherman tank of the 761st Tank Battalion. (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of A 3-inch anti-aircraft gun of the 76th Coast ArtilleryAn image of A 3-inch anti-aircraft gun of the 76th Coast Artillery

    A 3-inch anti-aircraft gun manned by soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery on the firing range at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This photograph was taken by Harry R Price, the regimental commander. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of A 40-mm Bofors gun of the 452nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion.An image of A 40-mm Bofors gun of the 452nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion.

    A 40-mm Bofors gun of Battery A, 452nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion. (Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)

  • An image of First Sergeant James Sims shows Private John Stephens his .45. Both are soldiers of the 76th CA.An image of First Sergeant James Sims shows Private John Stephens his .45. Both are soldiers of the 76th CA.

    Original caption: First Sergeant James Sims of Los Angeles, who saw World War I, as a member of the 801st Pioneers, is shown here on his way to another war as top cutter of a Battery of C.A.A., which sailed on a transport from a Port of Embarkation in U.S. Sergeant Sims is telling Private John O. Stephens of Los Angeles how to handle a 45 in close quarters. Sims said Stephens is the brightest boy in his battery. August 1942. Battery A, 76th C.A.A. S.S. Mormacsea at Fort Mason, California, 9 August 1942. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast ArtilleryAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery

    "That pig sticker is so sharp it will slit a hair," says Pvt Wm Crook of Ripley, Tenn. He proves it too, with a hirsute speciment from the cranium of Pvt Theo Bean of Birmingham, Ala. The four soldiers are members of Hq. Co. of a C.A.A. unit. They sailed on the transport for overseas duty in the Pacific. They are not talking about slicing vegetables with these bayonets; they are eager to see Tokyo. Aboard a tranport from a Port of Embarkation in US. August 1942. Hq. Co. 76th C.A.A. SS Mormacsea at Fort Mason, Calif. August 9, 1942. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast ArtilleryAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery

    Another photograph of the same soldiers, where they are displaying their bayonets. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast ArtilleryAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery

    Original caption: Half an hour after the colored soldiers of a regimental headquarters battery of the C.A.A. marched aboard the transport, many of them were bedded down in their close quarters and snoring. The line next the camera, from bunk up, consists of: Pvt. Harrison Wyatt, Atlanta, Ga.; Technician Clarence L. Williams, Columbus, Ga.; Pvt. Bennie Simmons, Goulds, Fla.; Pvt. Patrick Williams, Wells Ferry, Ala.; Sgt. Clommie Watkins, Jackson, Tenn.; Sgt. Abi Stephens, Montgomery, Ala. Next row: Pvt. Willie Brown, Fort Meyers, Fla.; Pvt. William K. Watkins, Linden, Ala.; Pvt. Flenard Van, Pursglove, W.Va, Corp. John G. Thomas, Chicago, Ill. 76th C.A.A. SS Mormacsea at Fort Mason, Calif. Sunday night, August 9, 1942. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery on board of the SS MormacseaAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery on board of the SS Mormacsea

    Original caption: "Down the hatch" Colored soldiers of a C.A.A. unit, few of whom ever were aboard a ship before, get acquinted with a new world aboard the transport as the line pauses on deck at the door of a hatch which leads below to the bunk tiers. A Port of Embarkation in U.S. 76th C.A.A. SS Mormacsea at Fort Mason, Calif. August 9, 1942 (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery are playing blackjackAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery are playing blackjack

    Original caption: Members of A C.A.A. regimental band, atop their bunk section in the hold of a transport, are playing a little blackjack before turning in. Aboard a transport from a Port of Embarkation in U.S. 76th C.A.A. SS Mormacsea at Fort Mason, Calif. August 9, 1942 (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exerciseAn image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exercise

    Original caption: C. D. nurse and defending medical troops pick up dead and wounded from the battle field, Ft. Moultrie, Charleston, S. C. Oct. 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exerciseAn image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exercise

    Defending troops of Ft. Moultrie on the charge. C. D. Air raid exercises at Charleston, S. C. Oct. 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exerciseAn image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exercise

    Soldiers at a charge after the parachutist have landed. C.D. Air raid exercises. Ft. Moultrie, Charleston, S. C. Oct. 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exerciseAn image of Soldiers of the 76th or 77th Coast Artillery during a training exercise

    Original caption: Defending troops capture the enemy during C. D. air raids, Ft. Moultrie, Charleston, S. C. Oct 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery stand next to a large searchlightAn image of Soldiers of the 76th Coast Artillery stand next to a large searchlight

    Original caption: Pvt. Robert Byrd, Henry Johnson, John Hamlin, Battery E, 76th CAC (AA) at searchlight during C. D. air raids exercises. Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S. C. Oct. 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Soldiers of Battery E the 76th Coast Artillery are lighting up the field during exercisesAn image of Soldiers of Battery E the 76th Coast Artillery are lighting up the field during exercises

    Original caption: Searchlights lighting up first aid exercises on the field at Charleston, S. C., during the C. D. Air raid exercises. Oct. 22, 1941. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Battery B, 49th Coast Artillery, section 2, fires at Japanese positions on BougainvilleAn image of Battery B, 49th Coast Artillery, section 2, fires at Japanese positions on Bougainville

    Original caption: This 155mm rifle, operated by negro troops, is firing at Jap positions on Bougainville. The soldier at left prepares to sponge the breech. Bougainville. 4/16/44. (Courtesy of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center)

  • An image of Major Charity Adams inspects the troops under her command.An image of Major Charity Adams inspects the troops under her command.

    Somewhere in England, Maj. Charity E. Adams, Columbia, S.C., and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala, during an inspection in February 1945. (Courtesy of NARA: NAID: 531249)

  • An image of Opening of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion bar in France in 1945An image of Opening of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion bar in France in 1945

    In Rouen, France, Second Lieutenant Freda le Beau (New Orleans, LA), post exchange officer, serves the first Coca Cola to Major Charity Adams (Columbia, South Carolina), at the grand opening of the WAC battalion's new snack bar. (Courtesy of NARA: NAID: 175539159)