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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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At Fort Bragg, NC, most African American troops from artillery units transferred to labor roles elsewhere, fueling speculation that the War Department limits Black soldiers to non-combat duties.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. LANP -Negro troops from two field artillery battalions and one field artillery training unit of Fort Bragg have been transferred to labor units at other camps with the exception of a very few
It has been the opinion of many servicemen that there must be something to the talk which has been going around that no more Negroes are going to be trained for combat. Some say they believe the war department never did plan to use Negroes in actual combat other than for nursemaid and labor assignments
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Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C.
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negro troops from two field artillery battalions and one field artillery training unit transferred to labor units at other camps, with exception of a very few.
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Negro troops from two field artillery battalions and one field artillery training unit of Fort Bragg have been transferred to labor units at other camps with the exception of a very few. Opinion among servicemen that no more Negroes will be trained for combat, and War Department plans to use them only for nursemaid and labor assignments.