The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion

Tank destroyer battalion (United States)

The tank destroyer battalion was a type of unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a towed battalion equipped with anti-tank guns, or a self-propelled battalion equipped with armored tank destroyers. U.S. Army doctrine held that...

 of the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 active during the Second World War. The 3rd Platoon, Company C, of the 614th was the first black unit to receive a Distinguished Unit Citation.
The battalion was activated in July 1942, one of several tank destroyer battalions manned almost entirely by African-American soldiers – the commander and four officers were white, whilst the remainder of the unit, including all company officers, was black.