Re: Race Relations and Korea

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In a message dated 4/12/00 9:23:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ben.frank@tcs.wap.org writes:

<< Hopefully this ends the question of whether there were blacks in the
 Marines in Korea. BMF >>

    I didn't think the question was whether or not "there were blacks in the 
Marines in Korea," I believe the answer to that goes without question. The 
question as I understood it -- was the Marine Corps segregated during the 
Korean War?  From personal experience my answer to that was is -- in the 
first six months of the Korean War -- Marine front line units were segregated.
    I refer you to a photo-narrative book by David Douglas Duncan -- "This is 
War" --the book covers the first six months of the Marines in Korea. The 
first section of the book covers the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (later 
re-designated and went ashore at Inchon as the 5th Marine Regiment) around 
the Pusan Perimeter. The second section of the book covers the 1st Marine 
Regiment from Inchon to Seoul. The third section of the book covers the 7th 
Marine Regiment at the reservoir. Being a "photo-narative" the book contains 
many pictures of Marines in front-line units.  If the Marines were 
desegregated at this time why aren't there any black faces in these pictures? 
 Have a nice day. DON