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Camp Gordon Johnston Museum works to identify African-American WWII heroes
February is a special month at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum in Carrabelle, as the museum honors the African-American men and women who served in the military during World War Two.
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CARRABELLE, Fla. (WTXL) â February is a special month at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum in Carrabelle, as the museum honors the African-American men and women who served in the military during World War II. I like the things I learn and the things I hear, said Sharon Rider, who is on staff at the museum. Especially the people who have relatives who were in World War II and they tell their stories.