Ann Arbor Can Claim Its Own Buffalo Soldier
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February
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2001
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2013 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community
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AACHM Oral History: Thekla Mitchell
Thekla Mitchell: Thekla White was born in 1921 in Newport, Arkansas, the youngest of nine siblings. At age 22, she traveled to Ann Arbor to visit her sister. After getting a job at Cunningham’s Drug Store, she decided to stay. She worked at the University of Michigan Hospital as a nurses’ aid and laboratory assistant in the Pathology Department for 24 years. Known as “Dimples” to friends and family, Mrs. Mitchell was active in community organizations including the Ann Arbor Civic Club and the Order of the Eastern Stars.
Draftees at the Michigan Central Railroad Depot, December 7, 1942 Photographer: Eck Stanger
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1942
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Ann Arbor News, December 7, 1942
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Seventeen Negro men left Ann Arbor by train this morning for Fort Custer to begin Army training. A farewell party was given for them Friday night at Dunbar Civic Center. With the group in the above photograph is Rev. C. W. Carpenter, pastor of the Second Baptist church. The men (from left to right) are: Kenneth Fox, Adoulphus P. Thompson, George Cromwell, Furman Wright, Leon F. Whitehead, Arthur F. Jones, Rev. Mr. Carpenter, Sherman Baker, Vernon B. Adams, Earl E. Jackson, Samuel Thomas, Sidney Henry Rinke, Robert M. Scott, Howard Lee Miller, Clinton Brantley, Frank Edward Bostic, Richard Anderson. The 17th inductee, William F. Hawkins, was not present when the picture was taken.
Ann Arbor News, December 7, 1942
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Seventeen Negro men left Ann Arbor by train this morning for Fort Custer to begin Army training. A farewell party was given for them Friday night at Dunbar Civic Center. With the group in the above photograph is Rev. C. W. Carpenter, pastor of the Second Baptist church. The men (from left to right) are: Kenneth Fox, Adoulphus P. Thompson, George Cromwell, Furman Wright, Leon F. Whitehead, Arthur F. Jones, Rev. Mr. Carpenter, Sherman Baker, Vernon B. Adams, Earl E. Jackson, Samuel Thomas, Sidney Henry Rinke, Robert M. Scott, Howard Lee Miller, Clinton Brantley, Frank Edward Bostic, Richard Anderson. The 17th inductee, William F. Hawkins, was not present when the picture was taken.
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With Our Men In The Armed Services: November 1943
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1943
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With Our Men In The Armed Services: November 1943
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1943
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With The Men In Service: October 1945
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1945
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With The Men In Service: July 14, 1945
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14
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July
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1945
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Frank E. Bostic awarded WWII Bronze Medal by the Army, October 1960
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1960
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Ann Arbor News, October 24, 1960
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FINALLY GETS MEDAL: Frank E. Bostic (left) almost forgot that he had been awarded a Bronze Medal by the Army in 1944 for his part in World War II, but he was reminded this morning when presented the medal by Donald G. Bachman, director of the Veterans Affairs Center (right).
Ann Arbor News, October 24, 1960
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FINALLY GETS MEDAL: Frank E. Bostic (left) almost forgot that he had been awarded a Bronze Medal by the Army in 1944 for his part in World War II, but he was reminded this morning when presented the medal by Donald G. Bachman, director of the Veterans Affairs Center (right).
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Black Soldiers, Purple Hearts
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3
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March
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1990
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