About 1700 Black troops landed at Normandy on #DDAY June 6, 1944. Port Battalions, Quartermaster Companies & Engineer Dump Truck Companies prepared the landing zone and brought troops and supplies ashore, while facing heavy Nazi machine-gun fire 2/ 
Anti-aircraft Balloon Battalions raised low-altitude hydrogen-filled barrage balloons to defend Allied forces from Nazi planes. See @lindahervieux’s book “Forgotten” for more on the Black barrage balloon troops #DDAY 3/
Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Balloon Battalion medic, performed heroically on #DDAY. He treated over 200 men over a 30 hour shift. Stars & Stripes called him one of the medics who “covered themselves in glory on D-Day.” history.com/news/d-day-her… 4/
While the first wave of Allied troops invaded Normandy on June 6, thousands more came ashore in the weeks after #DDay. Black troops were even more important in this phase, because they were the backbone of the Army’s service and supply troops. 5/
After #DDay, Black amphibian truck (DUKW) drivers brought troops and supplies ashore and inland, port battalions removed Nazi landmines from the beach, and gun crews provided aerial defense. 6/
After #DDay, Black troops cared for the American wounded and buried the dead 7/
After #DDay, Black troops even baked bread and delivered mail to feed the stomachs and morale of American forces 8/
As American combat forces pushed into German-occupied France after #DDay, they could only go as far as their supply lines could take them. Which means they could only go as far as Black supply troops could take them 9/
The Allies would not have won WWII without Black troops. On this #DDay anniversary especially, it is important to recognize the service of Black troops who gave their lives in a segregated Army for a country that has never fully honored their patriotism or sacrifice 11/11 end
