Johnson, Jesse J.

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JOHNSON, Jesse J.

JOHNSON, Jesse J. American, b. 1914. Genres: Military/Defense/Arms control, Race relations. Career: Writer, U.S. Army Aviation. Served in the U.S. Army, 1942-62 (retiring as Lt. Col.). Publications: Ebony Brass; The Black Soldier; A Pictorial History of the Black Soldier in the United States (1619-1969) in Peace and War; A Pictorial History of Black Servicemen (Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines); Black Armed Forces Officers (1736-1971): A Documented Pictorial History; Black Women in the Armed Forces: A Pictorial History; Roots of Two Black Marine Sergeants Major; Jesse J. Johnson, Prose for One's Self. Address: 3 Hillside Dr, Hampton, VA 23666, U.S.A.

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