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Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr. U.S. Army (Ret.)
Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Jr. U.S. Army (Ret.)
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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1943, at seventeen years of age, Becton enlisted to fight in World War II. Though his youth in the suburbs of Philadelphia had been rife with the effects of Jim Crow, he found an opportunity to prove what he could do. After the end of the war, however,...
Released:
Dec 31, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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