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Julia M. Jackson Woods scrapbook, 1942-1947
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[Julia M. Jackson]] Corsage
Julia's last cadet dance corsage
{Given to me at the last cadet dance I attended by Cadet Jackon }
{the 28-1944 Midland Texas}[...]
photograph Julia next to staircase {Me in the back}
{Yard 1947 Spring}
photograph Julia M. Jackson
{629E Burnett}
Photography of child
{Myra Louise Fax 1947 infront of House }
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two photographs of Julia M.Jackson
photo on left {Me in the back yard 1948 Srping} right
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A History Some ten months ago on May 15, 1942, the 93d Infantry Division was activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to take part in World War II. The division is getting near the time when it will be bidding good-bye to this proud old military post that was founded in 1877 by Captain Samuel C. Whiteside of the Sixth Cavalry. But, let's look back over some of the things that have happened while the division in World War II to be formed. Furnishing cadres for all the new units of the division were the 25th Infantry and the 368th Infantry both of whichhad been stationed at Fort Huachuca long before the 93d Divisionwas ever thought of. Major General C. P. Hall was the Commanding General of the division when it first came into being. He left Fort Huachuca in October of 1942. Every unit has gone through a tough and extensive training program. A village fighting course was built at Chearleston, Arizona, and each soldier has had a chance to find out what he can do while bullets are flying about. All has not been work at Fort Huachuca. The division organised and played off a football league in 1942 that was a great success. It was climaxed on New Years's Day with the Desert Bowl in which the 25th Infantry team was crowned the division champion. The 93d Blue Helmet, official newspaper of the 93d Infantry Division, started publication on September 18, 1942, and weekly kept the soldiers informed as to what was happening in their units. With the beginning of 1943 all the units started a rigid field training program. This was climaxed during the latter part of March, 1943, when the entire division went into the maneuver area for two full weeks of hard division maneuvers. The activation of the 93rd Division made Fort Huachuca the third largest city in the state of Arizona. It covers a total of 93 square miles. 93rd infantry division
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Division General Officers
MAJOR GENERAL FRED W. MILLER Division Commander
BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM SPENCE Divison F. A. Commander
BRIGADIER GENERAL WALTER E. LAUER Assistant Division Commander
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CREDITS This booklet is the last effort of the 93d Blue Helmet editors. Starting publication on September 18. 1942, the Blue Helmet published a newspaper for the 93d Division for twenty-eight weeks. It was the first newspaper ever published for a complete Negro division. Editor of this booklet was First Lieutenant Harold D. Steward, public Relation Officer of the 93d and Managing Editor of the Blue Helmet. He was assisted by lieutenant Robert Levin, Assistant Public Relations Officer and Assitant Managing Editor of the Blue Helmet. The cover design of the eagle and blue helmet was drawn by Ausiliary First Class Ann Russell of the Fort Huachuca Special Service Office. Credit for the photography goes to First Lieutenant Joseph Farnsworth of the Fort Huachuca unit of the U.S. Signal Corps.
Out of the Past
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Out of the Past.
Dinnie Thompson, an old colored woman, who has served as maid at Neighborhood House for many years has attained a position of unusual distinction among her friends and acquaintances, both colored and white. The colored rather regard her with awe on account of her independent brusqueness. The white consider her a highly refreshing personality because of her interesting and individualistic responses to their sallies. Dinnie revels in the past and often introduces most unusual bits of philosophy into her stories of bygone days.
"Is it true, Auntie," I asked her once, "that you saw Abraham Lincoln laid out at Indianapolis?"
With gentle dignity and a little hauteur in her tone, she said, "Scuse me honey, but first
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I mus' tell you not to call me 'Auntie'. I aint no kin to you, and I don't 'law no white person to call me 'Auntie'."
"Oh, I beg your pardon. I meant no discourtesy, but I reiterated, "did you see Abraham Lincoln laid out at Indianapolis?"
"Yes. I saw him laid out in the State House there. Mother took me and my brother to see our President who made us free. But three years before that, Mother got her freedom. She ran away with me and my brother. She aimed to go to Chicago, but she only got to Indinoplis. After freedom was declared we came back to Louisville again."
"Why did your mother run away?" I asked.
"Cause they whipped us chilens so, and 'cause she was 'fraid they'd sell her at Arterburn's