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On April 1, 1945, a memorandum signed by Wilmer E. McDowell was issued by the headquarters at Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana, which called for systematized racial segregation. Racial disturbances at the base ultimately led to the integration of the United States Air Force.
NASM.XXXX.0985
United States. Air Force
bulk 1946
Unknown, Gift, Unknown
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three two-sided, 8 x 10.25 inch pages of a historic document detailing the assignment of buildings and areas at Freeman Field. The paper is white stock yellowed with age.
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Freeman Field Memorandum, Accession XXXX-0985, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Segregation
Freeman Field
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Memorandums