Lilian Bader (née Bailey; 18 February 1918 – 14 March 2015) was one of the first Black women to join the British armed forces.

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The remains of Lt. Fred Brewer, a missing Tuskegee Airman, have been identified. He will be able to go home. 25 Tuskegee Airmen (of 400 who flew combat missions) remain missing.

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https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/remains-of-tuskegee-pilot-who-vanished-in-wwii-have-been-identified/

Remains of Tuskegee pilot who vanished in WWII have been identified

Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., is only the second Tuskegee Airman missing from World War II to be accounted for.

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Black Soldiers and their Families' Activism during the Antebellum Era | AAIHS

This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Contrabands coming into camp in consequence of the proclamation, ...

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