Professor Bragg
History 1302
Extra Credit Assignment
Worth up to 3 points on your final average. Due to Turnitin.com site by April 4th, 2012, 6:59 pm. No late
work accepted. Turnitin.com Class ID and Enrollment Password will be made available in class. Turnitin.com
will check your work against the internet, published works, and the work of all my students. Make sure that
you use your own words to write your paper and that you give credit to the sources that you use. Those with
high plagiarism percentages, will not be eligible to earn any extra credit points.
World War II Extra Credit Assignment
The three most decorated military regiments/groups in US history all served during World War II. They were
the following:
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332nd Fighter Group – the Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code Talkers
442nd Regimental Combat Team – Japanese-American unit
All of these groups were subjected to discrimination in the United States, but fought valiantly in World War II.
Choose one group from the three groups listed above to research. Write a 3 page typed paper not including
cover sheet with 1 inch margins and no larger than 12 point font (Times New Roman or Arial only). Include a
bibliography with your paper. Do not use or site Wikipedia. You may use the official websites for the units,
websites sponsored by historical associations, articles, books, and films.
Write the story of your unit in your own words. Make sure to address the following questions in your paper.
Do not simply answer the questions, write the story.
1. What types of discrimination did your unit (and their family members) face at home in the United
States?
2. Describe how your unit was treated within the United States military?
3. How did the commanding officers of your unit differ from the unit members? Did the commanding
officer’s attitudes change over the course of the war?
4. Was your unit involved in the Double V Campaign? If so how?
5. How was your unit treated by people overseas during World War II? How did this differ from the
treatment they received at home in the United States?
6. What challenges did your unit face?
7. What accomplishments did your unit achieve during World War II?
8. How was your unit treated when they returned to the United States?
9. What honors have been bestowed upon your unit? Were these honors bestowed I a timely fashion?
Explain.
10. Overall, how did performing this research and writing this paper impact your knowledge of
segregation and discrimination within the United States before, during, and after World War II?