Talk:761st Tank Battalion (United States)

message: I'm glad this article was recently added.  However, it needs some serious cleanup for flow, links, etc.  I am going to start working on it. Beanbatch 19:36, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Found another good link African-Americans in the United States military before desegregation, will add a link there.  Beanbatch 20:19, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you Bean, WikiDon 20:27, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: We need some explantion in the first section on how this unit was formed, with so much bais in the military.  Who pushed for it?  Why did happen?  Beanbatch 21:43, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Unit activated

message: *Ruben Rivers - if you have a good source, this guy should have his own article like Freddie Stowers.  Not only did he earn The Medal, dying for his country in the process, but his family had to wait fifty years to get it.  That's pretty notable! (It is also several other things, but this is a family encyclopedia, so I won't mention them).
*Dramatizations: W.E.B. Griffin changes the names to protect innocent, but he does mention the contributions of black tankers in North Africa and Europe; in fact they play a prominent role in several of his novels.  He has a recurring character, Capt. Phillip Sheridan Parker II (eventually rises to major) and his son, Phillip Sheridan Parker III.  Grandfather Sgt. Moses Parker was a Buffalo soldier, and named the first Phillip Sheridan Parker after the famous general, under whom he served.  Griffin bases a lot of his characters loosely on actual persons, so this could even reflect the careers of actual soldiers. I'll add some info about that when I get a chance.
--Jpbrenna 05:23, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: A couple of things

message: I changed the Patton section as I felt it was misleading. The speech made to the battalion seems to simply reflect his desire to instill confidence in men on whom he knew his plans would in part rely on. The structure implied a Patton was a racist/changed his mind notion which was not at all the case. The quote about black soldiers lacking the intellect to be tankers was a reflection following the was (as noted). In fact the distinguished actions of the 761st did nothing to diffuse his racsim. I hope the current revision reflects this.
Ken Albers 20:00, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Patton

message: Important to note that permanent monument was dedicated this year at Fort Hood, Texas.  In attendance were several living legends from The 761st Tank Battalion.  There are additional details that have been summarized and included.  Invitation is extended for interested military historians to visit the monument.  It serves as reminder of the very high cost of unheralded service.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 168.38.189.2 (talk • contribs) 06:51, 29 November 2005.
If possible, a picture of the monument would be nice. --Trifler (talk) 02:44, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Fort Hood, Texas

message: Sorry, but since the 761st Tank Battalion was NOT one of the Tank Battalions that were carved out of Armored Regiments during World War II, and it was not reorganized from an older unit of another branch, it did not get issued a Distinctive Unit Insignia, and only a small handful of Battalions have Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. I went looking for the graphic file you posted, and did not find it still on the server, which tells me that it has been removed by the Server Police.
SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 01:27, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 761st TB Insignia

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message: This article has a section on racial tension due to the US policy of segregation, which ended during this unit's existence. I have made some edits to another article which touches on the racial tension in the US military; The Battle of Brisbane, and I'm aware of some others, about US units serving in New Zealand and the UK. Would these be decent candidates for linking in the further reading, or see also sections? I'd love to see arguments for and against.--Senor Freebie (talk) 11:19, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
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