World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Walter F. White
Hometown
Washington, District Of Columbia
Honored By
Richard E. Miller
Relationship
Historian
GEORGIA-BORN NATIONAL SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY OVERSEAS AS A WAR CORRESPONDENT WHILE LOBBYING THROUGHOUT THE WAR FOR DISMANTLING THE ARMED FORCES' ODIOUS POLICY OF JIM CROW RACIAL SEGREGATION AND FOR THE FULL UTILIZATION OF BLACK SERVICE MEMBERS.