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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Report from Leghorn, Italy: As of June 15, 2,446 colored troops serve in the Mediterranean theater, comprising 188 officers, 8 warrant officers, and 1,743 enlisted men, plus 507 replacements arriving June 20 on S.S. Wilson Victory.
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LEGHORN, Italy (NNPA)-The number of colored troops in the Mediterranean theatre now total 2,446, according to latest figures in a troop list published by Peninsular Base Section headquarters, to which all except two colored units in the MTO are assigned or attached.
The troop list dated as of June 15, showed 188 colored officers, 8 colored warrant officers and 1,743 colored enlisted men in units augmented by 507 replacements who arrived on the S. S. Wilson Victory, June 20.
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Mediterranean Theatre
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June 15
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The number of colored troops in the Mediterranean theatre totals 2,446, according to a troop list published by Peninsular Base Section headquarters, to which all except two colored units in the MTO are assigned or attached. The list dated as of June 15 showed 188 colored officers, 8 colored warrant officers, and 1,743 colored enlisted men in units augmented by 507 replacements who arrived on the S. S. Wilson Victory, June 20.