{"product_id":"army-761st-tank-battalion-ssi-hoodie","title":"Army - 761st Tank Battalion Ssi - Hoodie","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e761st Tank Battalion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was a separate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armored_warfare\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Armored warfare\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armored_warfare\"\u003etank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battalion\" title=\"Battalion\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battalion\"\u003ebattalion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" title=\"United States Army\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\"\u003eUnited States Army\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e during World War II. The 761st was made up primarily of African-American soldiers, who by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Department\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"War Department\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Department\"\u003eWar Department\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e policy were not permitted to serve alongside white troops; the U.S. military did not \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_Order_9981\" title=\"Executive Order 9981\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_Order_9981\"\u003eofficially desegregate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e until after World War II. The 761st were known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack Panthers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e after their unit's distinctive insignia, which featured a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_panther\" title=\"Black panther\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_panther\"\u003eblack panther’s\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e head; their motto was \"Come out fighting\". The battalion received a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)\" title=\"Presidential Unit Citation (United States)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)\"\u003ePresidential Unit Citation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e for its actions. In addition, a large number of individual members also received medals, including one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\" title=\"Medal of Honor\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medal_of_Honor\"\u003eMedal of Honor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, 11 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Stars\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Silver Stars\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Stars\"\u003eSilver Stars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and about 300 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purple_Heart\" title=\"Purple Heart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purple_Heart\"\u003ePurple Hearts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The unit has been called \"one of the most effective tank battalions in World War II\"\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Tshirtgang","offers":[{"title":"Hoodie \/ White \/ Small","offer_id":46921220292747,"sku":"37843152-S-White","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Black \/ Small","offer_id":46921220325515,"sku":"37843152-S-Black","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Navy \/ Small","offer_id":46921220358283,"sku":"37843152-S-Navy","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ White \/ Medium","offer_id":46921220391051,"sku":"37843152-M-White","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Black \/ Medium","offer_id":46921220423819,"sku":"37843152-M-Black","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Navy \/ Medium","offer_id":46921220456587,"sku":"37843152-M-Navy","price":69.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ White \/ Large","offer_id":46921220489355,"sku":"37843152-L-White","price":73.61,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Black \/ Large","offer_id":46921220522123,"sku":"37843152-L-Black","price":73.61,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Navy \/ Large","offer_id":46921220554891,"sku":"37843152-L-Navy","price":73.61,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ White \/ X-Large","offer_id":46921220587659,"sku":"37843152-XL-White","price":76.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Black \/ X-Large","offer_id":46921220620427,"sku":"37843152-XL-Black","price":76.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Navy \/ X-Large","offer_id":46921220653195,"sku":"37843152-XL-Navy","price":76.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ White \/ 2 X-Large","offer_id":46921220685963,"sku":"37843152-2XL-White","price":83.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Black \/ 2 X-Large","offer_id":46921220718731,"sku":"37843152-2XL-Black","price":83.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hoodie \/ Navy \/ 2 X-Large","offer_id":46921220751499,"sku":"37843152-2XL-Navy","price":83.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1650\/2411\/products\/image_5c860e66-371a-461b-9636-b5de76c52e35.jpg?v=1595287348","url":"https:\/\/themipbrand.com\/en-ca\/products\/army-761st-tank-battalion-ssi-hoodie","provider":"MIP Brand Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}