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THE GREAT DEPRESSION
was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940
Was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s
Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time.
Fought in Italy- assault on Castle Aghinolfi
Earned a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross
In 1996, over fifty-years after the war, he received a telephone call from a man researching the heroism of African Americans during the War.
Was then informed that he was being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
He is the ONLY living African American WWII veteran to earn the Medal of Honor
