![]() The 1917 draft included Black men for the first time, but the Navy still limited the roles they could hold in their service. Black and white women also had military related history, largely limited to civilian or nursing roles. While Black individuals had an established history in the military leading up to WWI, in the USN most Black seamen served as non yeoman in the mess department. These names had some spelling variations that made future research more difficult, but not impossible thanks to their available National Archives Catalog entries. There, he provided a listing of their names. These fourteen women were first written about by Kelly Miller. Navy were later referred to as the “Golden Fourteen (14),” a nod to the Golden 13, the first Black Navy Officers who would not come until WWII. These first Black yeowomen to serve in the U.S. ![]() ![]() involvement in WWI were Black Yeowomen (a Naval member who performs administrative duties). Risher, a Black seaman, and the active service personnel for the bulk of U.S. Navy (USN), one division monitored and tracked all of these soldiers throughout the war: the Mustering Personnel Division. These new soldiers went through various mustering depending on their branch of service. The United States entered the Great War, now known as World War I (WWI), with a surge of new enlisted and conscripted soldiers hitherto unseen. Please keep this possible sensitive language in mind when reviewing the records. Louisĭisclaimer: Some of the partial records featured contain language that does not reflect modern accepted terminology. ![]() Today’s post was written by Cara Moore Lebonick, reference archives specialist at the National Archives at St. ![]()
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