Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II


Table 9 -- Colored Military Personnel in Continental US and Overseas, By Type of Personnel: Jul 1943 to Aug 1945

End of Month Total Army Air Forces Continental US Overseas
Total Officers Enlisted Women Total Officers Enlisted Women Total Officers Enlisted Women
1943
Jul N O T

A V A I L A B L E

16,639 545 16,094 N O T

A V A I L A B L E

Aug 14,479 708 13,771
Sep 15,486 1,160 14,326
Oct 16,386 1,395 14,991
Nov 17,702 1,616 16,086
Dec 17,840 1,758 16,082
1944
Jan 19,628 1,776 17,852
Feb 20,809 1,803 19,006
Mar 22,144 1,901 20,243
Apr 23,760 1,888 21,872
May 25,395 1,859 23,536
Jun 30,002 1,886 28,116 26,294 1,795 24,499 3,708 91 3,617
Jul 32,473 1,971 30,502 28,255 1,787 26,468 4,218 184 4,034
Aug 33,532 1,845 31,687 28,481 1,640 26,841 5,051 205 4,846
Sep 34,823 1,845 32,978 29,579 1,625 27,954 5,244 220 5,024
Oct 36,903 1,867 35,036 30,842 1,615 29,227 6,061 252 5,809
Nov 37,833 1,856 35,977 31,630 1,604 30,026 6,203 252 5,951
Dec 38,282 1,846 36,436 31,510 1,579 29,931 6,772 267 6,505
1945
Jan 39,323 1,855 37,468 32,008 1,570 30,438 7,315 285 7,030
Feb 39,309 1,845 37,464 31,945 1,560 30,385 7,364 285 7,079
Mar 39,304 1,829 37,475 31,920 1,540 30,380 7,384 289 7,095
Apr 39,085 1,859 37,226 31,484 1,559 29,925 7,601 300 7,301
May 39,131 1,910 37,221 31,594 1,605 29,989 7,537 305 7,232
Jun 37,355 1,894 35,461 29,989 1,576 28,413 7,366 318 7,048
Jul 35,953 1,838 34,115 28,971 1,522 27,449 6,982 316 6,666
Aug 33,238 1,704 31,534 26,760 1,414 25,346 6,478 290 6,188