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A Brave Black RegimentThe History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Captain Luis F. Emilio - Arcadia Press, 2017 -
In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw.Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment.After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis Fenellosa Emilio (1844-1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander.
A Brave Black RegimentThe History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Captain Luis F. Emilio - Arcadia Press, 2019 -
In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment. After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis Fenellosa Emilio (1844-1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander.
One Man Air Force. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Captain Don S. Gentile - Arcadia Press, 2019 -
Dominic Salvatore "Don" Gentile (1920 – 1951) was a World War II USAAF pilot who surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I record of 26 downed aircraft. He later served in the post-war U.S. Air Force. In 1944, Gentile co-wrote with well-known war correspondent Ira Wolfert "One Man Air Force", an autobiography and account of his combat missions.