![African American soldier Warren Capers was recommended for a Silver Star for his actions during the Allied invasion of France. [LCID: 91464]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/2d415f3f-be16-42ac-b6da-a3e554cd0764.jpg)
Le soldat afro-américain Warren Capers fut recommandé pour la Silver Star pour ses hauts faits lors du débarquement allié en France. Lui et son détachement médical secoururent plus de 330 soldats. France, 18 août 1944.
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