Jim Walsh
Korea | D Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
President Truman had long ago given the order, but it was in 1951 that integration finally came to 35th Regiment in Korea. Two black GI's were assigned to Jim Walsh's squad and they proved to be tremendous assets. They were both miners and they taught the men how to better perform one of their primary tasks. (2:26)