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MPs call WalterTull first ever black officer in the British army to be given the Military Cross

March 31, 2018 waltertull8 Leave a comment

The campaign to honour him by a cross-party group of MPs is led by Labour MP David Lammy and has…

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Walter Tull, First World War Hero Medal Campaign shared a video from the playlist World War II.

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A reminder of Tulls story In 1911, after just 10 first team appearances and two goals for Tottenham, he moved to Northampton Town in the Southern League.His new manager was Herbert Chapman, who had played for Spurs and went on to manage Huddersfield Town and Arsenal to considerable success.Between 1911 and 1914, Tull made 111 appearances for Northampton Town. ... See MoreSee Less

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THE UNTOLD STORY OF WILLIAM DABNEYWilliam Dabney could barely see the outline of the French coast as his landing vessel made an unsteady approach before dawn on June 6, 1944. A giant, zeppelin-shaped helium balloon hovered over the Allied boat. Strapped to Dabney via a long steel cable, it was designed to dissuade German fighter pilots from strafing the US soldiers who were about to hit Omaha Beach.In the bloody chaos that ensued, Dabney’s balloon was shot out above him. “Some marines had already landed before us and the beach was just about covered with dead bodies,” he told FRANCE 24 in a recent interview. “Of course we were still coming in, just stepping over the bodies, moving forward.”With no replacement balloon to raise, he dug into the sand and survived long hours of carnage before regrouping with other members of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion – the first African American unit in the segregated US Army to come ashore on D-Day.Dabney, like other black WWII soldiers, didn’t just play a key role in reclaiming and keeping France’s northwestern shores on D-Day, he actively contributed to the entire war effort. Following the heroic invasion, the young soldier was then dispatched to a 90 mm anti-aircraft gun team.The Peace Memorial in the city of Caen now includes photos of black GIs ... See MoreSee Less

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