Description: 1944 Trench Art Ashtray Shell Named General Benjamin L. Hunton First Black Reserves 1944 Trench Art Ashtray Shell named to US Army First Reserves Black General. Inscribed along the edge is “Col. Benjamin L. Hunton. From the Officers of the 2d RCT BDE, USATCI Fort Bragg, N.C. 16 August 1968”. The shell is marked on the bottom 105MM M14. There is a DistInctive Unit Insignia (DUI) in the shell center. Major General Benjamin L. Hunton (USAR), Howard University, Washington, DC. General Hunton was commissioned through the ROTC program in 1942. During World War II, he served as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Howard University. He was the first Black general officer in the reserve forces. Hunton held several command and staff jobs. From 1972 until his retirement in 1977, he was commanding general of the 97th Army Reserve Command with headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., and responsibility for all Reserve units in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia and Virginia. He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College. In addition to an MA in History from Howard, he received a PhD in Public Administration from American University. Look over pictures to see the exact item you will receive and to determine the overall condition of this item. Thanks for looking! Jeff
Price: 85 USD
Location: Liverpool, New York
End Time: 2024-10-06T01:54:09.000Z
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