784th Tank Battalion (United States)

The 784th Tank Battalion, was a United States Army segregated combat independent tank battalion during World War II. It was originally attached to the 5th US Tank Group that was based in Camp Claiborne, Louisiana during World War II. The 5th Tank Group also included the 758th Tank Battalion, which saw action in Italy under the 92nd Division, and the most famous, the 761st Tank Battalion, which saw action in Northern Europe and saw extensive action during the Battle of the Bulge. These three units were composed of African American personnel with African American junior officers and white senior officers.

Source: Wikipedia — 784th Tank Battalion (United States) (CC BY-SA 4.0)