Item 105936 - Guard stationed at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1942
- Item 105936 - Guard stationed at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1942
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- Item 105936
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Image Info Members of the segregated 366th Infantry Army unit guarded Maine's railroads and bridges during World War II.
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The US military was segregated until 1948, and troops were not allowed to serve in integrated units, thus the Black soldiers were sent on stateside deployments.
