A black soldier, Perry, recalls what it was like to serve in the United States military during World War II and explains his first person account of how he was treated with less respect than Italian POW's. The US joined World War II on December 7, 1941 by declaring war on Japan and declared war on Germany just 4 days later on December 11th.
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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
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