BlackValor

In honor of Black History month, I wanted to highlight one of America's unsung heroes.  It has been a while since I was able to post, but Black Valor is back.  Here is the long promised interview with MSgt Jerome Baysmore (retired).  The interview is broken down into three parts, to make it easier to listen to.  In part one, MSgt Baysmore shares the hilarious experience that convinced him to join the Air Force.  Later, he talks about some memorable events that occurred during his basic training.

Parts two and three will be uploaded shortly after this episode.  If you prefer to download the complete interview, it will be available under the podcast tab on the site: www.blackvalor.net.

This podcast concludes the series on the 761st Tank Battalion, Black Panthers.  I discuss some achievements of members in the battalion and fill in more of the background on these incredible WWII tankers.

Here is part 2 of the 761st Tank Battalion's story.  In this episode we discuss the Battalion's travels and battle's from Omaha Beach to Steyr, Austria.

This episode looks at the court martial of Jackie Robinson.  He was an officer in the 761st Tank Battalion and narrowly missed serving overseas, during WWII.  Robinson is most widely known for breaking the color barrier in baseball.

This is a short episode to explain the hiatus of Black Valor.  Also, I briefly cover the efforts to get Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe the Medal of Honor.

William Henry Singleton was born a slave and became a First Sergeant with the 35th Regiment, United States Colored Troops.  He, organized and drilled one thousand colored troops, before the Emancipation Proclamation.

Private William Cathay joined the famed Buffalo Soldiers in 1866.  This would be a typical enlistment of the period, except William was really Cathay, a woman!  She joined the U.S. Army 62 years before women were allowed to serve.  Listen to the amazing story of William Cathay, the first female Buffalo Soldier. Find more information at www.blackvalor.net.

Sergeant Henry Lincoln Johnson fought with the 369th Infantry during WWI.  On 14 May 1918, he and Private Needham Roberts defended an outpost on the Aisne river from a sizable German raiding party.  Episode 4 recounts this incredible story.

Episode 3 discusses how Lieutenant John R. Fox earned the Medal of Honor, while serving in Italy during WWII.