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The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (PIB), formed in 1944, was the first African American parachute unit to actually use parachutes in the military; the first to become smoke jumpers who fought forest fires; and the first African American battalion to integrate the armed forces just months before President Truman officially directed the integration of the United States military.This collection is comprised of newspaper articles, letters, photocopies of pictures, and lists of members. less

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickels, was an all-Black airborne unit of the United States Army during World War II. The 555th Parachute Infantry Association moving image collection consists of one video recording of the unit's fiftieth anniversary commemorative ceremony in 1994. less