Episode 15 – VE Day 80th Anniversary Special: WW2 Veteran: Ted R. Britton Jr.

In honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, The World War II Daily Podcast presents a landmark episode featuring our first interview with a World War II veteran.

Our guest is Ambassador Theodore R. Britton Jr., one of the pioneering African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Drafted in 1943, he trained at the segregated Montford Point facility in North Carolina, becoming part of the historic cohort known as the Montford Point Marines. During the war, he served in the Pacific Theater, maintaining the muster roll for his unit.

After his military service, Britton pursued a career in banking and later entered public service. In 1974, President Gerald Ford appointed him as U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and Grenada, making him one of the first African American ambassadors.

In this episode, Ambassador Britton shares his experiences breaking racial barriers in the military and his reflections about his life—from the battlefields of World War II to international diplomacy.

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