Special Fighting Forces of WW2

By Instructor Felipe Payán

Who were Special Fighting Forces of WW2

African Americans

Latinos

Americans of Japanese Heritage-Nisei

Native Americans

African Americans in World War 2

Doris “Dorie” Miller Awarded Navy Cross War Hero for Black Community 1940s

Tuskegee Airmen

1st African American Military Aviation Unit

Trained integrated centers

Passed rigorous testing

Tuskegee Airmen-Red Tails

442nd Unit “Go for Broke” Nisei Soldiers

1st All Nisei US Army Unit

Highly decorated in France and Germany

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Go for Broke Nisei Soldiers

Codetalkers-Native Americans in WW2

1st Cybersecurity Specialists Bilingual Soldiers-Navajo 400-500 in US Marines Contributed to Iwo Jima victory

Codetalkers-Native Americans in WW2

Windtalkers-Native Americans in WW2

Latino Americans in WW2

500,000 Latinos serve in World War 2 Richard I Trujillo 1st Latino

killed in Pearl Harbor attack

13 Medal of Honors for Latinos in WW2

Latino Americans in WW2

Special Fighting Forces of WW2

Select one force create a report in Prezi or powerpoint post with 4 hyperlinks, 4 graphics and in 2-3 paragraphs why you selected that force.