World War II

DOD SEARCHES FOR BUFFALO SOLDIERS’ KIN

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE wants help identifying the remains of dozens of “Buffalo Soldiers”—Black troops of the 92nd Infantry Division—who died fighting in Italy in early 1945. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is

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