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7 April 1942 A.D. US Navy Announces Black Americans Will Be Accepted to Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Editors. “ 1942 – The Navy Department today announced that Negro volunteers will be accepted for enlistment for general service in the reserve components of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Coast Guard. ” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/april-7/ .   Accessed 6 Apr 2015. 1942 – The Navy Department today announced that Negro volunteers will be accepted for enlistment for general service in the reserve components of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Coast Guard. All ratings in those three branches of the Naval Service will be opened to them, and recruiting is to be begun as soon as a suitable training station is established. A public announcement will be made when actual recruiting gets under way. In making this announcement officials stated that the same physical and men...