SALZBURG JUNE 2, 1945
AUDIE MURPHY MEDAL CEREMONY
The 3rd Division Commander John W. O'Daniel with Seventh Army Commander Alexander Patch and Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson in Salzburg, Austria. Patterson, a decorated soldier of WWI, was a supporter of increased African-American participation in the military and was instrumental in the development of the Tuskegee Airmen, however, he did not support full integration of the military.
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