1. Special Fighting
Forces
of
WW2
By Instructor Felipe Payán

2. Who were Special Fighting Forces of WW2
African Americans
Latinos
Americans of Japanese Heritage-Nisei
Native Americans

3. African Americans
in World War 2
Doris “Dorie” Miller
Awarded Navy Cross
War Hero for Black
Community 1940s

4. Tuskegee Airmen
1st African American Military Aviation Unit
Trained integrated centers
Passed rigorous testing

5. Tuskegee Airmen-Red Tails

6. 442nd Unit “Go for Broke” Nisei Soldiers
1st All Nisei US Army Unit
Highly decorated in France and Germany
21 Medal of Honor recipients

7. Go for Broke
Nisei Soldiers

8. Codetalkers-
Native Americans in WW2
1st Cybersecurity Specialists
Bilingual Soldiers-Navajo
400-500 in US Marines
Contributed to Iwo Jima victory

9. Codetalkers-Native Americans in WW2

10. Windtalkers-Native Americans in WW2

11. Latino Americans in WW2
500,000 Latinos serve in World War 2
Richard I Trujillo 1st Latino
killed in Pearl Harbor attack
13 Medal of Honors
for Latinos in WW2

12. Latino Americans in WW2

13. Special Fighting Forces of WW2
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