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[[header]] U.S. ARMED FORCES - continued [[/header]]

[[caption]] [[bold]] In Manchu Trophy [[/bold]] room of Ft. Lewis' 9th Inf. Regiment, Lt.-Col. D.L. McMains, executive officer and Lt.-Col. Hyman Y. Chase, 3rd Battalion commander, inspect famous $50,000 Liscum Bowl. [[/caption]]

[[bold header]] Army's old "quota system" which once stymied initiative is off. how far Negroes get now is up to them. [[/bold header]]

[[bullet point]]The Negro soldier stands today strictly upon his own merits so far as promotion and advancement in the Army are concerned. How far he can go no longer depends on Army quotas. That is borne out by the integration policy. An to understand how sweeping it is, it becomes necessary to summarize the army policy on the use of Negro man-power, announced January  16.

The Secretary of the Army, north Carolina's Gordon Gray reiterated the Truman Order of equality of treatment and opportunity. He made Army Commanders [[italics]] responsible [[/italics]] for the [[italics]] "unreserved acceptance" [[/italics]] of the policies by [[italics]] all [[/italics]] personnel under their command. He made them [[italics]] responsible [[/italics]] for the execution of the policies. A board of senior Army officers was named to make a periodic review of the utilization of Negro man-power. Processing of raw recruits, training in Army schools, eligibility for promotion and assignment to military occupational specialties were all placed on an Army-wide non-segregated basis. Selection and assignment of officers was also freed from any restrictions based on race.

These policies can and have had far-reaching consequences for the 58,864 Negro enlisted men and the 1,233 officers. There are still many white commanders unwilling or unable to carry out these policies. These can only delay but never halt the trend toward integration.

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[[caption]] [[bold]] Dix commander [[/bold]] Maj.-Gen John Devine on firing range with Col. G.S. Beurkett, Lt.-Col. H. Lofton. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] [[bold]] Before the Battalion [[/bold]] insignia at For Lewis stand artillery officers of the 503rd Battalion. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] [[bold]] Maj. Daniel Day, [[/bold]] former 8th Army press officer in Japan, helps fellow-trainee in paratroop class. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] [[bold]] Suave, Harvard-educated [[/bold]] Maj. James Carr of the 365th Inf. sits on Dix General Courts Martial Bd. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] [[bold]] Benning's 3rd Bn., [[/bold]] 15th Inf., commanded by Lt.-Col. N.J. McCaffrey, has set of Negro officers. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] [[bold]] In famous Patton[[/bold]] House Officer's Club, officers of 999th Artillery at Benning rip into spicy ballad. [[/caption]]

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