In liberating strife many of us felt we never would get a chance to really fight. Who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life i couldnt go in, which i didnt realize at that time, was because of the color of my skin. America america may god make god thy gold refine the story of africanamericans in world war ii is, indeed, a legacy of patriotism and valor. In 1941 americans looked at their world and saw war everywhere. Across the atlantic adolf hitlers german troops occupied nearly every inch of europe, from france to russia, to the baltic sea and in north africa. In the pacific the Japanese Army and navy had already captured parts of china, manchuria, korea and a number of nearby islands. Pearl harbor would stun the United States into war. Monday morning the first thing i did was go down to the recruiting station to enlist in the service of my country. I was told there was no quota for black troops. Theyve got to remember that this country was very discriminatory, se
Airplane dropped one bomb on hiroshima and showed its usefulness to the army. That bomb has more power than 20,000 tons of tnt. The japanese began the war from the air, they have been repaid many fold and the end is not yet. When this bomb that we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their president firm, these are now in production and even more powerful bombs are in development. It is atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been let loose by those who brought war to the far. East we are now preparing to destroy more completely every preventive enterprise the japanese have in any city. We shall destroy their docks, factories and their communications. Let there be no mistake we shall completely destroy japans power to make war. It will spare the japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of july 26th was issued. Th
Airplane dropped atomic bomb on hiroshima and that bomb has more power of 20,000 tons of tnt. The japanese began the war from the air at pearl harbor. They have been repaid many fold, and the end is not yet. With this bomb, we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form, these bombs are now in production, and even more powerful bombs are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the far east. We are now prepared to destroy more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the japanese have in any city. We shall destroy their docks, theyre factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake, we shall completely destroy japans power to make war. It was to spare the japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of july 26th was
Theyve been repaid many fold and the end is not yet. With this mom, we have added new and revolutionary increase in discussion to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form, these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. Its an atomic bomb. Its a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the far east. We are now prepared to destroy more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the japanese have in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories and their communications. Let there be no mistake, we shall completely destroy japans power to make war. It was to spare the japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of july the 26th was issued at potsdam. Their leaders promptly rejected that ultimatum. If they do not accept our terms, they may expect rain from the air, the like of which has never be
In that airplane and work. That was that. Did you this is something i asked other people about who worked on the project did you ever catch any flak afterwards . A lot of people were really upset about the atomic bomb. Did any buddy ever give you about what you did . Not too much. If you are involved like i was and they know it, they are more impressed with that. Besides, its amazing how many people havent the atomic bomb. Nagasaki, thats another time. You dont get too much of that. The thing i get mostly is what we are doing here. People ask about it. For me, theres no question about it. It was a strange series of circumstances. I was just standing at the right place at the right time every damn time, and i ended up in this thing. So. Youre watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend and on holidays to only on cspan 3. Weeknights this month were featuring American History tv programs as a preview of whats available every weekend on cspan 3. The u. S. Capital has been home