FreightWaves Classics: Red Ball Express supplied American troops fighting the Nazis (Part 3)

One of the Red Ball Express signs along the Red Ball route. (Photo: Army.mil.com)

To commemorate Black History Month, FreightWaves Classics profiles the Red Ball Express, which was manned primarily by Black soldiers.

FreightWaves thanks each man and woman, of all races and creeds, who has served in and is serving in the armed forces of the United States of America.

This is the third article in a series about the fabled Red Ball Express, which supplied the American armies racing through France to fight and/or capture the retreating German armies. 

How the Red Ball Express worked

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