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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the bridge of a transport bearing a U.S. Army Engineer detachment made up chiefly of Negroes of Liberia, Africa. Captain Nabors served in the cavalry as a trooper, attended Officer Training School in 1917, served in France in 1918 and then spent five years as a member of the American military mission to Liberia, part of the time as commandant of the Liberian Frontier Force. Later, in 1936 he became senior instructor and military advisor to this force until his recall by the U.S. Army

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the bridge of a transport bearing a U.S. Army Engineer detachment made up chiefly of Negroes of Liberia, Africa. Captain Nabors served in the cavalry as a trooper, attended Officer Training School in 1917, served in France in 1918 and then spent five years as a member of the American military mission to Liberia, part of the time as commandant of the Liberian Frontier Force. Later, in 1936 he became senior instructor and military advisor to this force until his recall by the U.S. Army

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Aboard a U.S. Army transport bound for Liberia, Africa officers of the Negro troops sit down for a meal. Left to right around the table; Lieutenant Abner R. Branch, oral surgeon; Captain Harsba F. Buoyer, war vetern and distinguished doctor; Captain W.D. Nabors; Warrant Officer Brice; Lieutenant Henderson, pathologist and tropical medicine expert; Edgar Rouezeau, correspondent of the Pittsburg Courier; Lieutenant Ned Manley, orthopedic surgeon and professor at Howard University , famous Negro institution, before entering the service; and Lieutenant Goldsberry, physician and holder of a master's degree in public health from Harvard University

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U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows through the Atlantic on its way to Liberia, Africa, the Negro crew of a 37mm anti-aircraft gun holds a shipboard practice session. The soldiers, members of a U.S. Army Engineer's unit, were especially interested in Liberia, a Negro Republic founded by their ancestors whose governmental system is patterned on that of the U.S.

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. As a U.S. Army transport plows through the Atlantic on its way to Liberia, Africa, the Negro crew of a 37mm anti-aircraft gun holds a shipboard practice session. The soldiers, members of a U.S. Army Engineer's unit, were especially interested in Liberia, a Negro Republic founded by their ancestors whose governmental system is patterned on that of the U.S

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. The Naval armed guard on a Liberia bound transport stages a gun drill with a 4 inch deck gun and a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun. The Negro troops, members of a highly trained engineer unit of the U.S. Army, made the trip to Africa without incident

American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown here on the deck of a transport, composed chiefly of Negro units, are headed for Liberia, African Negro Republic, after the U.S. government entered into an defense agreement with Liberia. Air bases are being established for the protection of the country, which was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under the auspices of the United States

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers stationed in Liberia, Africa, are guarding a dock where supplies are being unloaded. The thatched hut in the background is a repair shop. Chiefly Negro units, the American forces are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortification in this vital sector. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

American troops on way to Liberia, Africa. The American soldiers shown here on the deck of a transport, composed chiefly of Negro units, are headed for Liberia, African Negro Republic, after the U.S. government entered into an defense agreement with Liberia. Air bases are being established for the protection of the country, which was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under the auspices of the United States

U.S. Negro troops on way to Liberia. Captain W.D. Nabors stands on the bridge of a transport bearing a U.S. Army Engineer detachment made up chiefly of Negroes of Liberia, Africa. Captain Nabors served in the cavalry as a trooper, attended Officer Training School in 1917, served in France in 1918 and then spent five years as a member of the American ilitary mission to Liberia, part of the time as commandant of the Liberian Frontier Force. Later, in 1936 he became senior instructor and military advisor to this force until his recall by the U.S. Army

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atlantic ocean safety film negatives negro troops negro troops way liberia captain nabors bridge transport army engineer detachment army engineer detachment negroes africa captain nabors cavalry trooper officer france five years member american ilitary mission american ilitary mission part commandant liberian frontier force liberian frontier force instructor advisor military us army united states army images black history month black history month 1940 s 40 s commander race relations training school library of congress