File:100-yard dash winner aboard USS Hollandia (CVE-97), in 1944-1945.jpg

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English: View of steward H. Hartfield winning a 100-yard dash aboard the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Hollandia (CVE-97), in 1944-1945. During the Second World War, African American were mostly relegated to steward duties in the United States Navy. Note that he is running barefoot.
Date circa 1945
date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hollandia (CVE-97) 1944-1947 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current15:11, 15 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 15:11, 15 April 2018895 × 547 (271 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=View of steward H. Hartfield winning a 100-yard dash aboard the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS ''Hollandia'' (CVE-97), in 1944-1945. During the Second World War, African American were mostly relegated to steward duties in the United States Navy. Note that he is running barefoot.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cve97-45/054.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cve97-45/index_005.htm USS ''Holla...