The post is one of nine Army installations being redesignated to remove names, symbols and other displays commemorating the Confederacy.
Gregg, the first African American officer to receive such a high rank, began his service in the Army just after World War II, the Army said in a statement. During his 36-year career, he experienced the backlash of a desegregating military, which began shortly after he enlisted in 1946, Gregg has said.He retired in 1981 as the highest-ranking Black officer in the U.S. military.
In 1942, Adams became the first Black officer in the newly created Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, also experiencing racism during a short military career that ended in 1946. During World War II, she led the first and only unit of predominantly Black women to serve overseas, the Army said.“It really doesn’t make sense to name our military bases after soldiers who fought against America,” Sen. Mark R. Warner “As our commonwealth and our country continue working to dismantle long-standing systems of oppression and address institutional racism, this is another encouraging step in those efforts,” said Rep. Jennifer L. McClellan , who credited her predecessor, Rep. A.
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