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Houston, Ivan James was born on June 15, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Norman Oliver and Doris Talbot (Young) Houston.
( Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 37...)
Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro division to fight in Europe during World War II. In Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, author Ivan J. Houston recounts his experiences, when, as a nineteen-year-old California college student, he entered the US Army and served with the 3rd Battalion, 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division of the US Fifth Army from 1943 to 1945. Drawn from minute-by-minute records of the unit's activities compiled by Houston during his deployment in Italy, this account describes both the historic encounters and the achievements of his fellow black soldiers during this breakthrough period in American military history. It tells of how the Buffalo Soldiers fought alongside other American troops, including Japanese Americans and soldiers from Great Britain, Brazil, South Africa, and India. With photos and maps included, Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II provides a compelling, firsthand account of the segregated Buffalo Soldiers' experiences while they fought not only the power of the Nazi war machine but also racism and the widely held belief they were not up to the task. Their achievements prove otherwise.
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(No member of Combat Team 370 of the 92nd ("Buffalo") Divi...)
No member of Combat Team 370 of the 92nd ("Buffalo") Division has ever forgotten the night of August 23, 1944, when the team prepared to enter combat for the first time. This adventure along the banks of the Arno River was no training exercise: it was war. The regimental combat team consisted of 4,000 men, mostly southern Negroes of modest education and a small complement of college men, including author Ivan J. Houston, who was nineteen years old. Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II is Houston's recollection of their service, drawn from a minute-by-minute journal it was his duty to keep. The men of the 3rd Battalion, 370th Regiment Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Fifth Army were brothers in a segregated army, warring not only against the awesome power of the Nazi war machine but against racism and the widely held belief that they were not up to the task. Their achievements proved otherwise. Accented with photos and maps, Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II is a compelling, memorable, and invaluable account of a time in U.S. military history that is largely unknown to this generation of Americans. For more information go to www.blackwarriorsbook.com
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Houston, Ivan James was born on June 15, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Norman Oliver and Doris Talbot (Young) Houston.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1948. Postgraduate, University Manitoba, 1949. Doctor of Laws, University La Verne, 1993.
With, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, since 1948; vice president, actuary, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1962-1966; senior vice president, actuary, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1966-1970; president, chief Executive officer, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1970-1977; chairman, president, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1977-1980; chairman, chief Executive officer, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1980-1990; chairman, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, since 1990. Director First Interstate Bank California, Pacific Telesis Corporation, Family Savings.
( Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 37...)
(No member of Combat Team 370 of the 92nd ("Buffalo") Divi...)
Member Los Angeles World Affairs Council, since 1970. Chairman central region United Way, Inc., Los Angeles, 1973-1975, member corporation board directors, 1973-1980, vice president, 1973-1975. Board directors M & M Association, Los Angeles Urban League, president, since 1977.
Board fellows Claremont University Center, 1972-1980. Board regents Loyola Marymount University, 1972-1975, 79-82. Board visitors Anderson Graduate School Management, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990-1993.
President City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, 1993-1995, 99-2000. Member United Way of L.A,, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles With Infantry Army of the United States, 1944-1945. Fellow Life Office Management Institute.
Member American Academy Actuaries, American International Actuarial Association, Los Angeles Actuarial Club, Conference Consultant Actuaries (associate), American Council Life Insurance (director), Life Office Management Association (director, member executive committee 1972-1975, chairman 1979), Military Order of Purple Heart, DAV (life), California City of C. (director), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (director), Town Hall, California Club, Cosmos Club, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Pi Phi.
Married Philippa Elizabeth Jones, July 15, 1946. Children— Pamela, Kathleen, Ivan Abbott.