Question: How many african american soldiers served in ww2?

context: Blacks were an important source of manpower for the armed forces in World War II as is shown by the fact that a total of 1,056,841 African American registrants were inducted into the armed forces through Selective Service as of December 31, 1945. Of these,
question: How many African American Soldiers were in the armed services during WWII through selective service?
short_answers: 1,056,841
context: Many soldiers of color served their country with distinction during World War II. There were 125,000 African Americans who were overseas in World War II. Famous segregated units, such as the Tuskegee Airmen and 761st Tank Battalion and the lesser-known but equally distinguished 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, proved their value in combat, leading to desegregation of all U.S. armed forces by order of President Harry S. Truman in July 1948 via Executive Order 9981.
question: How many African American Soldiers served overseas during WWII?
short_answers: 125,000

Answer: In WWII, 1,056,841 African American soldiers were inducted into the armed services through Selective Service as of December 31, 1945, and 125,000 served overseas. The African American inductees made up 10.9% of all registrants inducted into the Army, 10.0% of all inductions into the Navy, 8.5% of all Marine Corps inductions, and 10.9% of all Coast Guard inductions.